Reasons for declaring news as "fake news" in the U.S. 2017, by party ID

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 13, 2024
This statistic presents the perceived reasons why people say something is "fake news" in the United States as of June 2017, by political affiliation. During a survey, 64 percent of Democrat respondents stated that people say something is "fake news" because they just don't like what is being reported.

Reasons why people say something is "fake news" in the United States as of June 2017, by political affiliation

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Release date

July 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

June 4 to June 6, 2017

Number of respondents

729 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "When people say something is "Fake News", do you think they are more likely to say that because..."

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