According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, around a quarter of respondents in each age group stated they trusted the news found on search engines. Trust was highest amongst 18 to 24 year old respondents, of whom 32 percent replied that they found search engines to be trustworthy sources of news.
Share of South Koreans who trust news on search engines in 2021, by age group
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Share of South Koreans who trust news on search engines in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982053/south-korea-trust-news-search-engines-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who trust news on search engines in 2021, by age group." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982053/south-korea-trust-news-search-engines-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Share of South Koreans who trust news on search engines in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982053/south-korea-trust-news-search-engines-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Trust News on Search Engines in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982053/south-korea-trust-news-search-engines-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who trust news on search engines in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982053/south-korea-trust-news-search-engines-by-age/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Share of South Koreans who trust news on search engines in 2021, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982053/south-korea-trust-news-search-engines-by-age/