This statistic illustrates the results of a survey regarding the reasons for misconceptions about issues such as immigration or crime in Great Britain in 2018. According to data published by IPSOS, 56 percent of British adults stated that they thought the biggest reason for people getting things wrong about their countries was social media misleading them.
Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?*
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "People often get lots of things wrong about their countries and how they're changing, for example, what proportion of the population are immigrants, or whether crime is going up or down. Which of these, if any, do you think are the biggest reasons for this?"
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Ipsos. (September 6, 2018). Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. "Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?*." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. (2018). Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. "Which of These Do You Think Are The Biggest Reasons for People Getting Things Wrong about Issues Such as Immigration or Crime in Their Countries?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
Ipsos, Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?* [Graph], Ipsos, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
