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U.S. public opinion: entity responsible for preventing fake news consumption 2018
How much are social media sites like Facebook and YouTube responsible for the spread of fake news?
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Apr 9, 2019
The statistic presents results of a survey on the extent to which social media sites like Facebook and YouTube responsible for the spread of fake news in the United States as of March 2018. During the survey, 29 percent of respondents stated that they believed social media sites were mostly responsible for the spread of fake news.
How much are social media sites like Facebook and YouTube responsible for the spread of fake news?
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Mostly responsible | 29% |
| Partly responsible but other media sources are more responsible | 60% |
| Not at all responsible | 6% |
| Don’t know | 5% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Mostly responsible | 29% |
| Partly responsible but other media sources are more responsible | 60% |
| Not at all responsible | 6% |
| Don’t know | 5% |
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Apr 9, 2019
The statistic presents results of a survey on the extent to which social media sites like Facebook and YouTube responsible for the spread of fake news in the United States as of March 2018. During the survey, 29 percent of respondents stated that they believed social media sites were mostly responsible for the spread of fake news.
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- April 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- March 2 to 5, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 803 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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- United States
- Survey time period
- March 2 to 5, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 803 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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- Estimated revenue of newspaper publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. newspaper publishers revenue 2010-2017, by source
- Revenue of selected newspaper publishing companies in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Revenue of selected U.S. newspaper publishers 2017
- Median income in local television news in the United States in 2017, by job (in thousand U.S. dollars)Median pay in local TV news in the U.S. 2017, by job title
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- Which were the ways in which you came across news stories last week?Leading ways of finding news in selected countries 2017, by media
- Most popular sources for television news among consumers in the United States as of August 2018TV news platforms used by consumers in the U.S. 2018
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- Main sources for news among college students in the United States as of April 2018, by frequency of useU.S. students main news sources 2018, by frequency of use
- Share of consumers who rely on national news to stay informed in the United States in 2018, by ageReliance on national news as a source of information in the U.S. 2018, by age
- Share of consumers who rely on local news to stay informed in the United States in 2018, by ageReliance on local news as a source of information in the U.S. 2018, by age
- Preference for text or video for news in the United States as of February 2018Text vs. video news in the U.S. 2018
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- Leading cable news networks in the United States in June 2019, by number of primetime viewers (in 1,000s)U.S. cable news networks: number of viewers June 2019
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- Combined evening news audiences on U.S. television networks from 2016 to 2017 (in millions)Evening news audiences on U.S. television networks 2016-2017
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- Share of adults who trust national news and local news to tell the truth in the United States as of April 2018Level of trust in national/local news in the U.S. 2018
- Most trusted news sources among children and teenagers in the United States as of January 2017Trusted news sources among children in the U.S. 2017
- Perceived level of bias of news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by agePerceived level of bias in traditional media in the U.S. 2018, by age
- What percentage of the news that you see on television, in newspapers or hear on the radio do you think is inaccurate?Perceived level of accuracy in traditional media in the U.S. 2018
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The most important statistics
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- How much are social media sites like Facebook and YouTube responsible for the spread of fake news?U.S. public opinion: entity responsible for preventing fake news consumption 2018
- Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017Ability to recognize fake news in the U.S. 2017
- Out of all of the news you see reported, how much of it do you believe is made up or fake news?Amount of made up or fake news in reported news in the U.S. 2017
- Share of adults who sometimes think fake news is real in the United States as of June 2018, by age groupBelief in fake news in the U.S. 2018, by age group
- Share of children and teenagers who have shared a fake news story online in the United States as of January 2017Fake news sharing among children in the U.S. 2017
- Share of adults who believe fake news is a major problem in the United States in 2017, by agePerception that fake news is a major problem in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Social media
The most important statistics
- Share of adults who get news from social media sites in the United States from 2016 to 2018Social media as a source of news in the U.S. 2018
- Penetration of news usage among social network users in the United States as of August 2018, by platformNews usage among social network users in the U.S. 2018, by platform
- Share of internet users who get news from selected social media sites in the United States as of August 2018Social media sites used as news sources in the U.S. 2018
- Frequency of use of selected social media networks for news among college students in the United States as of April 2018U.S. students using social media for news 2018
- Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by ageFacebook news consumers in in the U.S. 2018, by age
- Distribution of Twitter news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by ageTwitter news consumers in in the U.S. in 2018, by age
- Distribution of YouTube news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by ageYouTube news consumers in in the U.S. in 2018, by age
- Distribution of LinkedIn news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by ageLinkedIn news consumers in in the U.S. in 2018, by age
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