This statistic shows the results of a survey on the approval of statements about fake news on the internet in Germany in 2017. Eighty percent of respondents agreed with the statement that new laws are needed to ensure that Facebook and Co. remove fake news faster.
Which statements do you agree with?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
It should be easier for users to tag fake news.
86%
New laws are needed so that Facebook and Co. remove fake news faster.
80%
Fake news makes me angry.
62%
Fake news is threatening our democracy.
61%
I feel overwhelmed in identifying fake news.
42%
I don't get all the fuss. Fake news has always been around.
35%
The topic of fake news does not interest me.
35%
Fake news is not fake, it's just freedom of expression.
1,011 respondents who use the internet for personal use
Age group
14 years and older
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
The source provides no information on the exact wording of the question. The formulation chose here may therefore vary slightly from that of the original question used in the survey.
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Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. (June 19, 2017). Which statements do you agree with? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/966299/approval-of-statements-about-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-germany/
Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. "Which statements do you agree with?." Chart. June 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966299/approval-of-statements-about-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-germany/
Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. (2017). Which statements do you agree with?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966299/approval-of-statements-about-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-germany/
Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. "Which Statements Do You Agree With?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966299/approval-of-statements-about-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-germany/
Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen, Which statements do you agree with? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966299/approval-of-statements-about-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-germany/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Which statements do you agree with? [Graph], Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen, June 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/966299/approval-of-statements-about-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-germany/
