This statistic shows the outcome of a survey on the characteristics checked when checking news for correctness in the Netherlands in 2019. When the Dutch respondents were asked what they pay attention to when checking news for correctness, roughly 32 percent indicated that they read the whole article. Less than 20 percent of the respondents indicated that they check news by paying attention to the author of the news item.
What do you pay attention to when checking news for correctness?*
* The question was originally phrased by the source in Dutch as follows: "Waar let je op bij het controleren van nieuws op juistheid?".
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. (April 30, 2019). What do you pay attention to when checking news for correctness?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/858443/characteristics-checked-when-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. "What do you pay attention to when checking news for correctness?*." Chart. April 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858443/characteristics-checked-when-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. (2019). What do you pay attention to when checking news for correctness?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858443/characteristics-checked-when-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. "What Do You Pay Attention to When Checking News for Correctness?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/858443/characteristics-checked-when-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, What do you pay attention to when checking news for correctness?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/858443/characteristics-checked-when-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
What do you pay attention to when checking news for correctness?* [Graph], The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/858443/characteristics-checked-when-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
