This statistic shows the result of a survey on reading fake news on the internet in Sweden in 2017, by frequency. During the survey period, 18 percent of the Swedish respondents stated to have seen online news that they perceive to be invented on a monthly basis.
How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hur ofta händer det att du ser
nyhetsartiklar eller nyhetsinslag på internet som du uppfattar vara påhittade, det vill
säga osanna?"
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Ipsos. (March 1, 2017). How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. "How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented?." Chart. March 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. (2017). How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. "How Often Do You See News Articles or News Reports on The Internet That You Perceive to Be Invented?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos, How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 23, 2025)
How often do you see news articles or news reports on the internet that you perceive to be invented? [Graph], Ipsos, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682020/survey-on-reading-fake-news-on-the-internet-in-sweden-by-frequency/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
