Children fact-checking online news UK by age 2022

A 2022 survey on news consumption among children in the United Kingdom found that 42 percent of children aged 12 to 15 years said that in order to fact-check news on social media sites or apps, they would look at the comments or find out what people had said about the story. Participants aged 15 years were the most likely to say that they would check if the news came from a person that they trusted or that they would check the professionality of the news. whereas younger respondents were more concerned about finding out if the news story had been written by an organisation they trusted of if it appears elsewhere.

Most likely actions children would take to check the reliability of news on social media sites or apps in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022, by age group

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 6 to April 4, 2022

Number of respondents

539*

Age group

12-15 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Sample size is effective sample number, more methodology available here.
Question: When you read or see a news story on social media sites or apps which if any of these things would you ever do if you wanted to check the story?

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