As of 2021, a survey on digital news consumption found around 31 percent of consumers in Australia stated that they trusted news from search engines. This was a slight increase in trust from search engine news compared to the previous year.
Trust in news from search engines in Australia as of February 2021
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The survey question was phrased as follows " It is now possible to get online news in many different ways, including from search engines and social media sites. With this in mind, please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements. - I think I can trust news on search engines most of the time."
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APO, & University of Canberra. (June 21, 2021). Trust in news from search engines in Australia as of February 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888559/australia-confidence-in-news-from-search-engines/
APO, und University of Canberra. "Trust in news from search engines in Australia as of February 2021." Chart. June 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888559/australia-confidence-in-news-from-search-engines/
APO, University of Canberra. (2021). Trust in news from search engines in Australia as of February 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888559/australia-confidence-in-news-from-search-engines/
APO, and University of Canberra. "Trust in News from Search Engines in Australia as of February 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888559/australia-confidence-in-news-from-search-engines/
APO & University of Canberra, Trust in news from search engines in Australia as of February 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888559/australia-confidence-in-news-from-search-engines/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Trust in news from search engines in Australia as of February 2021 [Graph], APO, & University of Canberra, June 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/888559/australia-confidence-in-news-from-search-engines/