Ability to recognize fake news in the U.S. 2017, by gender

Published by
Amy Watson,
Oct 8, 2018
The statistic presents results of a survey regarding the levels of confidence about being able to recognize fake news in the United States as of October 2017, by gender. It was found that 18 percent of female respondents felt that they were not very confident in being able to spot fake news in 2017.

Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017, by gender

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Release date

October 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 7 - 10, 2017

Number of respondents

1,485 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

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