This statistic shows the result of a survey on the perceived prevalence of "fake news" from people the respondents knew predominantly through the internet in Malaysia as of February 2019. According to data from Ipsos, 68 percent of Malaysian respondents claimed that the news they got from the people they knew predominantly through the internet had a fair to great extent of "fake news".
Perceived prevalence of fake news from people the respondents knew predominantly through the internet in Malaysia as of February 2019
Respondents produced a national sample that is more urban & educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "How prevalent, if at all, would you say “fake news” is in the news and information provided to you by each of the following? - People i know predominantly through the internet"
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Ipsos. (June 24, 2019). Perceived prevalence of fake news from people the respondents knew predominantly through the internet in Malaysia as of February 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1024260/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-from-people-known-online/
Ipsos. "Perceived prevalence of fake news from people the respondents knew predominantly through the internet in Malaysia as of February 2019." Chart. June 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1024260/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-from-people-known-online/
Ipsos. (2019). Perceived prevalence of fake news from people the respondents knew predominantly through the internet in Malaysia as of February 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1024260/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-from-people-known-online/
Ipsos. "Perceived Prevalence of Fake News from People The Respondents Knew Predominantly through The Internet in Malaysia as of February 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1024260/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-from-people-known-online/
Ipsos, Perceived prevalence of fake news from people the respondents knew predominantly through the internet in Malaysia as of February 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1024260/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-from-people-known-online/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Perceived prevalence of fake news from people the respondents knew predominantly through the internet in Malaysia as of February 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, June 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1024260/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-from-people-known-online/
