The statistic shows the levels of confidence about being able to recognize fake news in the United States in 2017. It was found that 27 percent of respondents felt that they were very confident in being able to spot fake news in 2017.
Ability to recognize fake news in the U.S. 2017
Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017
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Further related statistics
Knight Foundation. (January 16, 2018). Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657090/fake-news-recogition-confidence/
Knight Foundation. "Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017." Chart. January 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657090/fake-news-recogition-confidence/
Knight Foundation. (2018). Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657090/fake-news-recogition-confidence/
Knight Foundation. "Level of Confidence in Distinguishing between Real News and Fake News among Adults in The United States as of October 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657090/fake-news-recogition-confidence/
Knight Foundation, Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657090/fake-news-recogition-confidence/ (last visited December 08, 2019)