Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses.
Original question: "For each of the following please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree: I trust the social media companies to ensure that the content that is shared on their platforms during times of crisis is factual."
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Trust in social media companies to ensure factual content in crises 2019, by country
In April 2019, the Sri Lankan government cut off social media access in the wake of a fatal terrorist attack. According to an survey conducted a month later, ** percent of the respondents stated that they did not trust social media companies to ensure the factuality of information shared on their platforms in times of crisis. Especially internet users in Great Britain were wary of the accuracy of content on social media during an emergency - only ** percent of respondents stated that they trusted the social media info to be factual in a critical situation.
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Ipsos. (August 2, 2019). Internet users who trust social media companies to ensure factuality of shared content during times of crisis as of June 2019, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1038995/worldwide-internet-users-trust-in-social-media-companies-to-ensure-factual-content-during-crises/
Ipsos. "Internet users who trust social media companies to ensure factuality of shared content during times of crisis as of June 2019, by country." Chart. August 2, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1038995/worldwide-internet-users-trust-in-social-media-companies-to-ensure-factual-content-during-crises/
Ipsos. (2019). Internet users who trust social media companies to ensure factuality of shared content during times of crisis as of June 2019, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1038995/worldwide-internet-users-trust-in-social-media-companies-to-ensure-factual-content-during-crises/
Ipsos. "Internet Users Who Trust Social Media Companies to Ensure Factuality of Shared Content during times of Crisis as of June 2019, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Aug 2019, /statistics/1038995/worldwide-internet-users-trust-in-social-media-companies-to-ensure-factual-content-during-crises/
Ipsos, Internet users who trust social media companies to ensure factuality of shared content during times of crisis as of June 2019, by country ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1038995/worldwide-internet-users-trust-in-social-media-companies-to-ensure-factual-content-during-crises/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Internet users who trust social media companies to ensure factuality of shared content during times of crisis as of June 2019, by country [Graph], Ipsos, August 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1038995/worldwide-internet-users-trust-in-social-media-companies-to-ensure-factual-content-during-crises/
