This statistic presents data on the perception of the level of accuracy in the news seen on television, in newspapers or on the radio amongst consumers in the United States as of March 2018. During the survey, 35 percent of consumers stated that they believed 26-50% of the news on traditional media outlets to be inaccurate.
What percentage of the news that you see on television, in newspapers or hear on the radio do you think is inaccurate?
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Gallup. (June 25, 2018). What percentage of the news that you see on television, in newspapers or hear on the radio do you think is inaccurate? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875046/news-media-accuracy-perceptions/
Gallup. "What percentage of the news that you see on television, in newspapers or hear on the radio do you think is inaccurate?." Chart. June 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875046/news-media-accuracy-perceptions/
Gallup. (2018). What percentage of the news that you see on television, in newspapers or hear on the radio do you think is inaccurate?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875046/news-media-accuracy-perceptions/
Gallup. "What Percentage of The News That You See on Television, in Newspapers or Hear on The Radio Do You Think Is Inaccurate?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875046/news-media-accuracy-perceptions/
Gallup, What percentage of the news that you see on television, in newspapers or hear on the radio do you think is inaccurate? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875046/news-media-accuracy-perceptions/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
What percentage of the news that you see on television, in newspapers or hear on the radio do you think is inaccurate? [Graph], Gallup, June 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875046/news-media-accuracy-perceptions/