Opinion on fake news getting worse in the future in Europe

A survey held in Europe in December 2020 found that the majority of respondents believed the problem of fake news would stay the same over the next five years, with 34 percent feeling that this would be the case. Meanwhile, 23.6 percent said that they thought the situation would improve, and 32 percent believed the situation would get worse.

Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in Europe as of December 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Improve	23.6%
Stay the same	34%
Worsen	32%
I don't know	10.4%

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Release date

2021

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

December 8, 2020

Number of respondents

1,000*

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

across 23 countries**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Respondents were aged 16 to over 54, with the majority of participants between the ages of 18 and 24 (28.1 percent). The gender split skewed female (55.2 percent).
**Top five countries represented were the UK (41.2 percent), Italy (13.1 percent), Spain (7.9 percent), Greece (6.2 percent), and Romania (5.1 percent).
Question: Over the next five years, how do you think the problem of fake news will change?

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