This statistic shows the results of a survey on what respondents believed to count as "fake news" in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2017, broken down by gender. During the survey, it was found that 18 percent of male respondents and 14 percent of female respondents considered news organizations that were honest, but had a clear political viewpoint or agenda to be "fake news".
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YouGov. (March 23, 2017). Do you think each of the following count or do not count as "fake news"? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/709984/opinion-on-what-counts-as-fake-news-by-gender-in-the-uk/
YouGov. "Do you think each of the following count or do not count as "fake news"?." Chart. March 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709984/opinion-on-what-counts-as-fake-news-by-gender-in-the-uk/
YouGov. (2017). Do you think each of the following count or do not count as "fake news"?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709984/opinion-on-what-counts-as-fake-news-by-gender-in-the-uk/
YouGov. "Do You Think Each of The following Count or Do Not Count as "Fake News"?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709984/opinion-on-what-counts-as-fake-news-by-gender-in-the-uk/
YouGov, Do you think each of the following count or do not count as "fake news"? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709984/opinion-on-what-counts-as-fake-news-by-gender-in-the-uk/ (last visited January 11, 2025)
Do you think each of the following count or do not count as "fake news"? [Graph], YouGov, March 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/709984/opinion-on-what-counts-as-fake-news-by-gender-in-the-uk/
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