The level of trust in news coming from online social networks and messaging apps varies from country to country in the EU, according to a 2018 survey. Just over a quarter of the EU28 tended to trust or totally trust news from social media. However, in some countries levels of trust were even lower; in Germany for example, it was just ** percent. And in Croatia ** percent said they trusted social media as a news source.
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European Commission. (April 23, 2018). Level of trust in online social networks and messaging apps as news sources in EU member states as of February 2018, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1087475/trust-in-social-network-news-europe/
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Level of trust in online social networks and messaging apps as news sources in EU member states as of February 2018, by country [Graph], European Commission, April 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1087475/trust-in-social-network-news-europe/
