This statistic illustrates the results of a survey regarding the opinion on the meaning of the term fake news in Russia in 2018. According to data published by IPSOS, 46 percent of Russian adults stated that they personally thought of politicians and the media using the term to discredit news they did not agree with.
When you hear the term 'fake news', what are you personally thinking of?
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Ipsos. (September 6, 2018). When you hear the term 'fake news', what are you personally thinking of? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913762/opinion-on-definition-of-fake-news-in-russia/
Ipsos. "When you hear the term 'fake news', what are you personally thinking of?." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913762/opinion-on-definition-of-fake-news-in-russia/
Ipsos. (2018). When you hear the term 'fake news', what are you personally thinking of?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913762/opinion-on-definition-of-fake-news-in-russia/
Ipsos. "When You Hear The Term 'fake News', What Are You Personally Thinking Of?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913762/opinion-on-definition-of-fake-news-in-russia/
Ipsos, When you hear the term 'fake news', what are you personally thinking of? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913762/opinion-on-definition-of-fake-news-in-russia/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
When you hear the term 'fake news', what are you personally thinking of? [Graph], Ipsos, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/913762/opinion-on-definition-of-fake-news-in-russia/
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