Public trust in information sources France | Statista

This statistic represents the results of a survey regarding the reliability of information provided by media and other sources in France in 2015. The greatest share of respondents (76 percent) considered radio a reliable source of information. As a comparison, 60 percent of respondents had a negative opinion regarding the credibility of information found on social networks.

Nowadays, would you say that the information provided by the following sources are credible or not credible?

Characteristic	Very credible	Rather credible	Rather not credible	Not credible at all	I do not use this source of information
Radio	10%	66%	14%	4%	5%
Paid printed press	10%	62%	13%	5%	9%
Television	7%	60%	21%	8%	3%
Online news websites	6%	60%	21%	3%	9%
Free printed press	5%	55%	21%	7%	11%
Display	3%	41%	34%	11%	10%
Discussion forums	3%	22%	37%	17%	20%
Online videos	2%	23%	43%	15%	16%
Word of mouth	2%	22%	44%	22%	9%
Blogs	1%	21%	41%	16%	20%
Social networks	1%	20%	39%	21%	18%

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Release date

February 2015

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Region

France

Survey time period

February 18 to 19, 2015

Number of respondents

1,006 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

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