This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in Germany in cooperation between Statista and YouGov in 2017, regarding double-checking news sources among the German public. That year, 38.4 percent of respondents reported that they checked where the news they had read or heard came from, while 55.3 percent did not.
Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard?
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YouGov, & Statista. (March 6, 2017). Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
YouGov, und Statista. "Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard?." Chart. March 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
YouGov, Statista. (2017). Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
YouGov, and Statista. "Have You Ever Tried to Check The Source of Tv, Newspaper, Radio, Social Network or Online News That You Saw, Read or Heard?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
YouGov & Statista, Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard? [Graph], YouGov, & Statista, March 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
