This statistic shows the results of a survey on which news sources were most trusted as factually accurate ahead of the general election in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2017. The survey found that a third of UK adults trusted national newspapers the most in terms of factual accuracy, whereas close to another third of respondents said that they did not see any kind of news source as trustworthy.
Which news sources do you see as most trustworthy - in other words, factually accurate?
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Digital Strategy Consulting. (May 25, 2017). Which news sources do you see as most trustworthy - in other words, factually accurate? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/711633/most-trusted-news-sources-prior-to-election-uk/
Digital Strategy Consulting. "Which news sources do you see as most trustworthy - in other words, factually accurate?." Chart. May 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711633/most-trusted-news-sources-prior-to-election-uk/
Digital Strategy Consulting. (2017). Which news sources do you see as most trustworthy - in other words, factually accurate?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711633/most-trusted-news-sources-prior-to-election-uk/
Digital Strategy Consulting. "Which News Sources Do You See as Most Trustworthy - in Other Words, Factually Accurate?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711633/most-trusted-news-sources-prior-to-election-uk/
Digital Strategy Consulting, Which news sources do you see as most trustworthy - in other words, factually accurate? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711633/most-trusted-news-sources-prior-to-election-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Which news sources do you see as most trustworthy - in other words, factually accurate? [Graph], Digital Strategy Consulting, May 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/711633/most-trusted-news-sources-prior-to-election-uk/