This statistic shows the results of a survey on the ways in which fake news on the internet has been identified in Germany in 2017. In total, forty eight percent of respondents stated that they had personally detected fake news or false information on the internet due to reports in the media about fake news.
In what ways have you personally noticed (presumably) fake news or false information on the internet?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Reports in the media about fake news
48%
Checking the presented facts or information
45%
Hints from other users or friends
19%
Verifying the author or publisher of the information
1,011 respondents who use the internet for personal use
Age group
14 years and older
Special properties
Base: respondents who have noticed fake news or false information in the internet
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
The source provides no information of the precise phrasing of the question used in the survey. The formulation chosen here may therefore vary slightly from the one used in the actual survey. Multiple answers were possible.
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Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. (June 19, 2017). In what ways have you personally noticed (presumably) fake news or false information on the internet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/965930/manner-of-identification-of-fake-news-in-germany/
Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. "In what ways have you personally noticed (presumably) fake news or false information on the internet?." Chart. June 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/965930/manner-of-identification-of-fake-news-in-germany/
Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. (2017). In what ways have you personally noticed (presumably) fake news or false information on the internet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/965930/manner-of-identification-of-fake-news-in-germany/
Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. "In What Ways Have You Personally Noticed (Presumably) Fake News or False Information on The Internet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/965930/manner-of-identification-of-fake-news-in-germany/
Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen, In what ways have you personally noticed (presumably) fake news or false information on the internet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/965930/manner-of-identification-of-fake-news-in-germany/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
In what ways have you personally noticed (presumably) fake news or false information on the internet? [Graph], Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen, June 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/965930/manner-of-identification-of-fake-news-in-germany/
