Impact of fake news U.S.

A survey held in the United States in December 2020 found that the biggest impact of fake news on consumers was that they checked facts more thoroughly themselves, with 38.8 percent of respondents saying that they did so as a result of encountering fake news. Others said that fake news had not impacted them personally at all, whereas a little over 15 percent reported reducing their news consumption in general, and over 10 percent stopped getting news from certain outlets.

Impact of fake news in the United States as of December 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Check facts more thoroughly myself	38.8%
No impact to me personally	24.8%
Reduce the amount of news I consume overall	15.1%
Stop getting news from more specific outlets	10.6%
Reduce the amount of time spent on social media	10%
Other	0.8%

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Release date

2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 8, 2020

Number of respondents

1,000*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Respondents were aged 16 to over 54, with the majority of participants between the ages of 35 and 44 (35.7 percent). The gender split skewed female (53.6 percent).
Question: How has the rise of fake news impacted you personally?

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