This statistic shows the results of a survey on the risk of finding fake news in Germany in 2017 by media type. On a scale from 1 (no risk at all) to 6 (high risk), the risk level of finding fake news or false information on social media comes to approximately 5.3.
On a scale from 1 (no risk at all) to 6 (high risk), how high do you estimate the risk of finding fake news for the respective media types?
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Horizont. (July 6, 2017). On a scale from 1 (no risk at all) to 6 (high risk), how high do you estimate the risk of finding fake news for the respective media types? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/966003/risk-of-finding-fake-news-by-media-type-in-germany/
Horizont. "On a scale from 1 (no risk at all) to 6 (high risk), how high do you estimate the risk of finding fake news for the respective media types?." Chart. July 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966003/risk-of-finding-fake-news-by-media-type-in-germany/
Horizont. (2017). On a scale from 1 (no risk at all) to 6 (high risk), how high do you estimate the risk of finding fake news for the respective media types?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966003/risk-of-finding-fake-news-by-media-type-in-germany/
Horizont. "On a Scale from 1 (No Risk at All) to 6 (High Risk), How High Do You Estimate The Risk of Finding Fake News for The Respective Media Types?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966003/risk-of-finding-fake-news-by-media-type-in-germany/
Horizont, On a scale from 1 (no risk at all) to 6 (high risk), how high do you estimate the risk of finding fake news for the respective media types? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966003/risk-of-finding-fake-news-by-media-type-in-germany/ (last visited March 16, 2025)
On a scale from 1 (no risk at all) to 6 (high risk), how high do you estimate the risk of finding fake news for the respective media types? [Graph], Horizont, July 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/966003/risk-of-finding-fake-news-by-media-type-in-germany/
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