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News audiences who encountered false or misleading information or news about the coronavirus in the last week in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021, by age group

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Release date

December 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September 3 to 5, 2021

Number of respondents

2,005 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: Have you come across any information/news about Coronavirus that you think has been false or misleading in the last week?

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Coronavirus fake news in the UK 2021, by age group

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Dec 17, 2021
A survey carried out in the United Kingdom in September 2021 revealed that ** percent of respondents between the ages of ** and ** had come across news or information about the coronavirus that they thought was false or misleading in the last week, compared to just ** percent of those aged 65 or above. Younger consumers were also the least likely to say that they had not seen any fake news on COVID-19 or were unsure whether or not they had, whilst a higher share of older consumers admitted that they did not know if they had encounted misleading information about the pandemic in the week running to the survey.

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