The statistic presents the total Facebook engagements for the top 20 election stories in the United States in 2016, by authenticity. According to the source, there were a total of 8.7 million Facebook engagements for fake news stories about the election, in comparison to 7.3 million engagements for mainstream news stories.
Facebook engagements for the top 20 election stories in the United States in 2016, by authenticity
(in millions)
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (January 11, 2017). Facebook engagements for the top 20 election stories in the United States in 2016, by authenticity (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665531/facebook-engagement-election-stories-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Facebook engagements for the top 20 election stories in the United States in 2016, by authenticity (in millions)." Chart. January 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665531/facebook-engagement-election-stories-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2017). Facebook engagements for the top 20 election stories in the United States in 2016, by authenticity (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665531/facebook-engagement-election-stories-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Facebook Engagements for The Top 20 Election Stories in The United States in 2016, by Authenticity (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665531/facebook-engagement-election-stories-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Facebook engagements for the top 20 election stories in the United States in 2016, by authenticity (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665531/facebook-engagement-election-stories-usa/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Facebook engagements for the top 20 election stories in the United States in 2016, by authenticity (in millions) [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, January 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665531/facebook-engagement-election-stories-usa/
