This statistic presents the frequency of encountering false, untrue or dangerous video content on YouTube according to users in the United States as of June 2018. According to the findings, 19 percent of respondents stated that they frequently saw videos on YouTube that exhibited people engaging in either dangerous or troubling behavior, while on the other hand another 11 percent of respondents noticed seeing videos frequently that displayed individuals being either abusive or demeaning towards others.
Frequency of encountering false, untrue or dangerous video content on YouTube according to users in the United States as of June 2018
Characteristic
Frequently
Sometimes
Hardly ever
Never
Seem obviously false or untrue
15%
48%
23%
12%
Show people engaging in dangerous or troubling behavior
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Pew Research Center. (November 7, 2018). Frequency of encountering false, untrue or dangerous video content on YouTube according to users in the United States as of June 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989666/frequency-youtube-videos-users-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of encountering false, untrue or dangerous video content on YouTube according to users in the United States as of June 2018." Chart. November 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989666/frequency-youtube-videos-users-usa/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Frequency of encountering false, untrue or dangerous video content on YouTube according to users in the United States as of June 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989666/frequency-youtube-videos-users-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of Encountering False, Untrue or Dangerous Video Content on Youtube According to Users in The United States as of June 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989666/frequency-youtube-videos-users-usa/
Pew Research Center, Frequency of encountering false, untrue or dangerous video content on YouTube according to users in the United States as of June 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989666/frequency-youtube-videos-users-usa/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Frequency of encountering false, untrue or dangerous video content on YouTube according to users in the United States as of June 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989666/frequency-youtube-videos-users-usa/
