The propagation of fake news is a major issue, most notably on social media. According to the French, politics is the topic most likely to be the target of fake news. In 2018, more than a quarter of respondents admitted having already sent fake news concerning a company or an institution.
Have you ever unknowingly relayed a rumor or information on a company or an institution that turned out to be untrue?
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Viavoice, & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. (March 29, 2018). Have you ever unknowingly relayed a rumor or information on a company or an institution that turned out to be untrue? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198714/fake-news-share-people-already-sent-company-institution-france/
Viavoice, und Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. "Have you ever unknowingly relayed a rumor or information on a company or an institution that turned out to be untrue?." Chart. March 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198714/fake-news-share-people-already-sent-company-institution-france/
Viavoice, Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. (2018). Have you ever unknowingly relayed a rumor or information on a company or an institution that turned out to be untrue?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198714/fake-news-share-people-already-sent-company-institution-france/
Viavoice, and Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. "Have You Ever Unknowingly Relayed a Rumor or Information on a Company or An Institution That Turned out to Be Untrue?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198714/fake-news-share-people-already-sent-company-institution-france/
Viavoice & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics, Have you ever unknowingly relayed a rumor or information on a company or an institution that turned out to be untrue? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198714/fake-news-share-people-already-sent-company-institution-france/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Have you ever unknowingly relayed a rumor or information on a company or an institution that turned out to be untrue? [Graph], Viavoice, & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics, March 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198714/fake-news-share-people-already-sent-company-institution-france/
