This statistic presents data on the perception of the level of accuracy on television and radio, and in newspapers amongst consumers in the United States as of March 2018 by age. During the survey, respondents aged 55 and over stated that they believed 45 percent of the news on TV and radio, and in newspapers to be inaccurate.
Perceived level of fake news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by age
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Share of inaccurate news
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Gallup. (June 25, 2018). Perceived level of fake news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875079/traditional-media-accuracy-perceptions-age/
Gallup. "Perceived level of fake news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by age." Chart. June 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875079/traditional-media-accuracy-perceptions-age/
Gallup. (2018). Perceived level of fake news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875079/traditional-media-accuracy-perceptions-age/
Gallup. "Perceived Level of Fake News on Tv, Radio and in Newspapers in The United States as of May 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875079/traditional-media-accuracy-perceptions-age/
Gallup, Perceived level of fake news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875079/traditional-media-accuracy-perceptions-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Perceived level of fake news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by age [Graph], Gallup, June 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875079/traditional-media-accuracy-perceptions-age/