Comparison of incidents of fake news in social media and “traditional” media

57% “often” read a news story on social media and then discover that it was fake - The percentage “drops” to 38.5% regarding “traditional” media

Note: Participants were asked separately if they had ever heard or read a news story on social media on the one hand and in “traditional” media on the other and then found out that it was fake. The options available were: Very often, Fairly often, A few times, Never, DK/NA. Here, the participants’ responses are grouped accordingly.

Research: University of Macedonia Research Institute - Public Opinion Research Unit (poru.eu), on behalf of iMEdD (imedd.org)

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