This statistic illustrates the results of a survey regarding the public opinion on the amount of lying and misuse of facts in politics and media compared to 30 years ago in selected countries in Europe in 2018. According to data published by IPSOS, 61 percent of Turkish respondents thought that the amount of lying and misuse of facts in politics and the media had increased compared to 30 years ago.
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* 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.
Where the 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). Do you think that there is more or less lying and misuse of facts in politics and media in your country than there was 30 years ago? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913922/fact-misuse-in-politics-and-media-in-europe/
Ipsos. "Do you think that there is more or less lying and misuse of facts in politics and media in your country than there was 30 years ago?." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913922/fact-misuse-in-politics-and-media-in-europe/
Ipsos. (2018). Do you think that there is more or less lying and misuse of facts in politics and media in your country than there was 30 years ago?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913922/fact-misuse-in-politics-and-media-in-europe/
Ipsos. "Do You Think That There Is More or Less Lying and Misuse of Facts in Politics and Media in Your Country than There Was 30 Years Ago?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913922/fact-misuse-in-politics-and-media-in-europe/
Ipsos, Do you think that there is more or less lying and misuse of facts in politics and media in your country than there was 30 years ago? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913922/fact-misuse-in-politics-and-media-in-europe/ (last visited March 16, 2025)
Do you think that there is more or less lying and misuse of facts in politics and media in your country than there was 30 years ago? [Graph], Ipsos, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/913922/fact-misuse-in-politics-and-media-in-europe/
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