Question: Do you totally agree, tend to agree, tend to disagree or totally disagree with each of the following statements? It is easy for you to identify news or information that you believe misrepresent reality or are even false
The majority of respondents to a 2022 survey across the ** European Union member states said they agreed that it was easy for them to spot news or information they believed to misrepresent reality or be false, with ** percent totally agreeing that this was the case, and a further ** percent said that they tended to agree. Just * percent disagreed entirely that it was easy for them to identify such content.
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European Commission. (April 4, 2022). Attitudes to whether it is easy to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is false in EU member states as of February 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1076864/identifying-fake-news-in-europe/
European Commission. "Attitudes to whether it is easy to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is false in EU member states as of February 2022." Chart. April 4, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1076864/identifying-fake-news-in-europe/
European Commission. (2022). Attitudes to whether it is easy to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is false in EU member states as of February 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1076864/identifying-fake-news-in-europe/
European Commission. "Attitudes to Whether It Is Easy to Identify News or Information That Misrepresents Reality or Is False in Eu Member States as of February 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Apr 2022, /statistics/1076864/identifying-fake-news-in-europe/
European Commission, Attitudes to whether it is easy to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is false in EU member states as of February 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1076864/identifying-fake-news-in-europe/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Attitudes to whether it is easy to identify news or information that misrepresents reality or is false in EU member states as of February 2022 [Graph], European Commission, April 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1076864/identifying-fake-news-in-europe/
