Fake news awareness in the U.S. 2016, by age

Published by
Amy Watson,
Apr 11, 2018
The statistic presents results of a survey regarding the level of awareness of the term "fake news" in the United States as of December 2016, by age. During the survey, 78 percent of Millennial respondents stated that they had heard of the term "fake news".

Level of awareness of the term "fake news" in the United States as of December 2016, by age

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Release date

March 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

December 9 to 16, 2016

Number of respondents

1,126 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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