News on social media was trusted by 24 percent of male respondents in South Korea according to a survey conducted in early 2021. Comparatively, women trusted news on social media news less, with only 18 percent of female respondents doing so.
Share of South Koreans who trust news on social media in 2021, by gender
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Share of South Koreans who trust news on social media in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982040/south-korea-trust-news-social-media-trust-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who trust news on social media in 2021, by gender." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982040/south-korea-trust-news-social-media-trust-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Share of South Koreans who trust news on social media in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982040/south-korea-trust-news-social-media-trust-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Trust News on Social Media in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982040/south-korea-trust-news-social-media-trust-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who trust news on social media in 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982040/south-korea-trust-news-social-media-trust-by-gender/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Share of South Koreans who trust news on social media in 2021, by gender [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982040/south-korea-trust-news-social-media-trust-by-gender/