IPSOS, 56 percent of British adults stated that they thought the biggest reason for people getting things wrong about their countries was social media misleading them.
This statistic illustrates the results of a survey regarding the reasons for misconceptions about issues such as immigration or crime in Great Britain in 2018. According to data published by Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?*
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Ipsos. (September 6, 2018). Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. "Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?*." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. (2018). Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. "Which of These Do You Think Are The Biggest Reasons for People Getting Things Wrong about Issues Such as Immigration or Crime in Their Countries?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/
Ipsos, Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Which of these do you think are the biggest reasons for people getting things wrong about issues such as immigration or crime in their countries?* [Graph], Ipsos, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912687/opinion-in-definition-of-fake-news-in-great-britain/