The statistic displays the results of a survey concerning the ability to separate real and fake news in the Netherlands in 2017. The survey results show that a large share of respondents were neutral about their ability to distinguish between real and fake news. Approximately 45 percent of respondents were neutral about their ability to separate fake and real news, while just below 30 percent of respondents agreed with the survey statement.
Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "I am able to distinguish real news and fake news well"?
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The survey statement was phrased by the source as follows: "Ik kan echt nieuws en nepnieuws goed van elkaar onderscheiden." (English: I am able to distinguish between real news and fake news well)
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I&O Research, & de Volkskrant. (December 21, 2017). Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "I am able to distinguish real news and fake news well"? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917616/ability-to-separate-real-and-fake-news-in-the-netherlands/
I&O Research, und de Volkskrant. "Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "I am able to distinguish real news and fake news well"?." Chart. December 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917616/ability-to-separate-real-and-fake-news-in-the-netherlands/
I&O Research, de Volkskrant. (2017). Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "I am able to distinguish real news and fake news well"?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917616/ability-to-separate-real-and-fake-news-in-the-netherlands/
I&O Research, and de Volkskrant. "Do You Agree or Disagree with The Statement: "I Am Able to Distinguish Real News and Fake News Well"?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917616/ability-to-separate-real-and-fake-news-in-the-netherlands/
I&O Research & de Volkskrant, Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "I am able to distinguish real news and fake news well"? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917616/ability-to-separate-real-and-fake-news-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "I am able to distinguish real news and fake news well"? [Graph], I&O Research, & de Volkskrant, December 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917616/ability-to-separate-real-and-fake-news-in-the-netherlands/
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