Trust in coronavirus news on social media in the UK in December 2020, by platform

Published by
Stacy Jo Dixon,
Apr 28, 2022
A survey carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) in December 2020 shows which social media respondents trusted for news and information on the coronavirus outbreak. YouTube was trusted by 11 percent of respondents, while Snapchat was the least trusted with 4 percent.

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Release date

December 2020

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

December 2020

Number of respondents

2,073 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

Online UK population

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question phrased by the source: " Q5. Trust in the sources for information/news about Coronavirus used in last week."

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