This statistics illustrates the opinion on ability to distinguish real news from fake news, in Italy in 2018. According to data published by IPSOS, 27 percent of the interviewed Italians were confident that an average Italian could tell real news from "fake news".
Are you confident that the average person in Italy can tell real news from "fake news"?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "I am confident that the
average person in [COUNTRY] can tell real news from ‘fake news’."
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses.
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Ipsos. (September 6, 2018). Are you confident that the average person in Italy can tell real news from "fake news"? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912336/opinion-on-ability-to-distinguish-real-news-from-fake-news-italy/
Ipsos. "Are you confident that the average person in Italy can tell real news from "fake news"?." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912336/opinion-on-ability-to-distinguish-real-news-from-fake-news-italy/
Ipsos. (2018). Are you confident that the average person in Italy can tell real news from "fake news"?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912336/opinion-on-ability-to-distinguish-real-news-from-fake-news-italy/
Ipsos. "Are You Confident That The Average Person in Italy Can Tell Real News from "Fake News"?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912336/opinion-on-ability-to-distinguish-real-news-from-fake-news-italy/
Ipsos, Are you confident that the average person in Italy can tell real news from "fake news"? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912336/opinion-on-ability-to-distinguish-real-news-from-fake-news-italy/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Are you confident that the average person in Italy can tell real news from "fake news"? [Graph], Ipsos, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912336/opinion-on-ability-to-distinguish-real-news-from-fake-news-italy/
