Children reading fake news online United Kingdom (UK) 2023

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Amy Watson,
Aug 22, 2023
A 2023 study on news consumption among children in the United Kingdom found that 34 percent of respondents aged 12 to 15 years old had come across deliberately untrue or misleading news online or on social media in the year before the survey was conducted. The same share said they had not seen any false news.

Share of children who have seen deliberately untrue or misleading news online or on social media in the last year in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023

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Release date

May 2023

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

February 27 to March 20, 2023

Number of respondents

949*

Age group

12-15 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Sample size is effective sample number, more methodology available here.

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