This statistic presents data on the perception of the level of accuacy on social media amongst consumers in the United States as of March 2018 by education. During the survey, respondents with a Postgraduate education level stated that they believed 61 percent of the news on social media to be inaccurate.
Perceived level of fake news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by education
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Gallup. (June 25, 2018). Perceived level of fake news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/875103/social-media-accuracy-perceptions-education/
Gallup. "Perceived level of fake news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by education." Chart. June 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/875103/social-media-accuracy-perceptions-education/
Gallup. (2018). Perceived level of fake news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/875103/social-media-accuracy-perceptions-education/
Gallup. "Perceived Level of Fake News on Social Media in The United States as of May 2018, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/875103/social-media-accuracy-perceptions-education/
Gallup, Perceived level of fake news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by education Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/875103/social-media-accuracy-perceptions-education/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Perceived level of fake news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by education [Graph], Gallup, June 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/875103/social-media-accuracy-perceptions-education/
