This statistic shows the result of a survey on reading fake news on the internet in Sweden in 2017, by frequency. During the survey period, 18 percent of the Swedish respondents stated to have seen online news that they perceive to be invented on a monthly basis.
How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Several times a week
19%
Sometime per week
25%
Sometime per month
18%
Less frequent
18%
Never
4%
Don't know
16%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hur ofta händer det att du ser
nyhetsartiklar eller nyhetsinslag på internet som du uppfattar vara påhittade, det vill
säga osanna?"
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Ipsos. (March 1, 2017). How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/
Ipsos. "How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented?." Chart. March 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/
Ipsos. (2017). How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/
Ipsos. "How Often Do You See News Articles or News Reports on The Internet That You Perceive to Be Invented?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/
Ipsos, How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented? [Graph], Ipsos, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/
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