Only 16 percent of Hungarians were very confident that they possessed the ability to identify misleading or fake news in 2018. At the same time, 41 percent of respondents stated that they were somewhat confident, while one-third of surveyed Hungarians were not very confident they could identify fake news.
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European Commission. (April 1, 2018). How confident or not are you that you are able to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is even fake? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182182/hungary-ability-to-identify-fake-news/
European Commission. "How confident or not are you that you are able to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is even fake?." Chart. April 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182182/hungary-ability-to-identify-fake-news/
European Commission. (2018). How confident or not are you that you are able to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is even fake?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182182/hungary-ability-to-identify-fake-news/
European Commission. "How Confident or Not Are You That You Are Able to Identify News or Information That Misrepresents Reality or Is Even Fake?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182182/hungary-ability-to-identify-fake-news/
European Commission, How confident or not are you that you are able to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is even fake? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182182/hungary-ability-to-identify-fake-news/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
How confident or not are you that you are able to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is even fake? [Graph], European Commission, April 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182182/hungary-ability-to-identify-fake-news/