The statistic shows the results of a survey on the importance of source to a news story's credibility in the United States as of July 2017. During the survey, 64 percent of respondents stated that the source of a news story is very important when determining if the story is credible.
How important is the source of a news story when determining if a news story is credible?
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Morning Consult. (July 19, 2017). How important is the source of a news story when determining if a news story is credible? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/739994/news-story-source-credibility/
Morning Consult. "How important is the source of a news story when determining if a news story is credible?." Chart. July 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739994/news-story-source-credibility/
Morning Consult. (2017). How important is the source of a news story when determining if a news story is credible?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739994/news-story-source-credibility/
Morning Consult. "How Important Is The Source of a News Story When Determining If a News Story Is Credible?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739994/news-story-source-credibility/
Morning Consult, How important is the source of a news story when determining if a news story is credible? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739994/news-story-source-credibility/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
How important is the source of a news story when determining if a news story is credible? [Graph], Morning Consult, July 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/739994/news-story-source-credibility/