A 2021 study found that the majority of U.S. consumers aged 14 years old and above believed that fake news was a big problem in their country, with 44 percent saying they strongly agreed that this was the case. Only nine percent felt the opposite, and a handful of consumers were unsure whether they thought fake news and misinformation was an issue or not.
Attitudes to whether fake news is a major problem in the United States in 2021
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Deloitte. (June 10, 2021). Attitudes to whether fake news is a major problem in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784053/made-up-or-fake-news-problem-in-the-us/
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