In Norway in 2019, more than 50 percent of people in the youngest age group had come across fake news within the past year. For the oldest age group, this number was 36 percent. During this period, the younger generations had been more exposed to fake news than the older generations.
Have you come across fake news within the past year?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
30 years and below
53%
30-44 years
51%
45-59 years
48%
60 years and older
36%
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Sources
Norwegian Media Authority; Kantar; Universitetet i Bergen
Survey by
Kantar
Survey name
Kritisk medieforståelse i den norske befolkningen - En undersøkelse fra Medietilsynet
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Norwegian Media Authority. (May 27, 2019). Have you come across fake news within the past year? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1036064/prevalence-of-fake-news-in-norway-by-age/
Norwegian Media Authority. "Have you come across fake news within the past year?." Chart. May 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1036064/prevalence-of-fake-news-in-norway-by-age/
Norwegian Media Authority. (2019). Have you come across fake news within the past year?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1036064/prevalence-of-fake-news-in-norway-by-age/
Norwegian Media Authority. "Have You Come across Fake News within The past Year?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1036064/prevalence-of-fake-news-in-norway-by-age/
Norwegian Media Authority, Have you come across fake news within the past year? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1036064/prevalence-of-fake-news-in-norway-by-age/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Have you come across fake news within the past year? [Graph], Norwegian Media Authority, May 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1036064/prevalence-of-fake-news-in-norway-by-age/