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Children's responses to online fake news United Kingdom (UK) 2023, by age group
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the differences in responses from 12-year-olds compared to 15-year-olds were often stark, with the former group being more likely to tell a teacher, whilst the latter were the most inclined to ignore false information or to report it to the website or platform concerned.