This statistic illustrates the results of a survey regarding the share of respondents that had believed in a fake news story before in selected countries in Europe in 2018. According to data published by IPSOS, 57 percent of Spanish respondents stated to have falsely believed a news story was real until they found out it was fake.
I have falsely believed a news story was real until I found out it was fake.
* n (Germany, Spain, France, Italy) = 1,000+; n (Serbia, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Belgium, Sweden) = 500+. The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Ipsos. (September 6, 2018). I have falsely believed a news story was real until I found out it was fake. [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912901/belief-in-fake-news-stories-by-country-in-europe/
Ipsos. "I have falsely believed a news story was real until I found out it was fake.." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912901/belief-in-fake-news-stories-by-country-in-europe/
Ipsos. (2018). I have falsely believed a news story was real until I found out it was fake.. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912901/belief-in-fake-news-stories-by-country-in-europe/
Ipsos. "I Have Falsely Believed a News Story Was Real until I Found out It Was Fake.." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912901/belief-in-fake-news-stories-by-country-in-europe/
Ipsos, I have falsely believed a news story was real until I found out it was fake. Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912901/belief-in-fake-news-stories-by-country-in-europe/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
I have falsely believed a news story was real until I found out it was fake. [Graph], Ipsos, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912901/belief-in-fake-news-stories-by-country-in-europe/
