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, 31 percent of respondents claim that they already believed or trusted a piece of information through media or social networks on politics that turned out to be false.
Share of French people who have already believed or trusted information relayed by media or social networks that turned out to be false in France in 2018, by topic
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Viavoice, & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. (March 29, 2018). Share of French people who have already believed or trusted information relayed by media or social networks that turned out to be false in France in 2018, by topic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198721/fake-news-belief-trust-topics-france/
Viavoice, und Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. "Share of French people who have already believed or trusted information relayed by media or social networks that turned out to be false in France in 2018, by topic." Chart. March 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198721/fake-news-belief-trust-topics-france/
Viavoice, Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. (2018). Share of French people who have already believed or trusted information relayed by media or social networks that turned out to be false in France in 2018, by topic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198721/fake-news-belief-trust-topics-france/
Viavoice, and Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. "Share of French People Who Have Already Believed or Trusted Information Relayed by Media or Social Networks That Turned out to Be False in France in 2018, by Topic." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198721/fake-news-belief-trust-topics-france/
Viavoice & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics, Share of French people who have already believed or trusted information relayed by media or social networks that turned out to be false in France in 2018, by topic Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198721/fake-news-belief-trust-topics-france/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
