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Actions taken after encountering false or misleading information about the coronavirus in the last week in the United Kingdom (UK) in September 2020 and September 2021

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Release date

December 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September 13 to 15, 2020 and September 3 to 5, 2021

Number of respondents

2020: 1,121; 2021: 1,060

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: When you came across false or misleading information in the LAST WEEK, what (if anything) did you do after seeing it?

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Actions taken after reading fake COVID-19 news in the UK 2020-2021

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Dec 17, 2021
A survey carried out in the United Kingdom in September 2021 found that ** percent of respondents did not take any action after encountering what they believed to be false or misleading information on the COVID-19 outbreak. Whilst this figure was lower than the share who said the same in the 2020 survey, taking no action remained the most common response to fake coronavirus news. Meanwhile, ** percent used a fact checking site or tool to determine whether or not the information they found was true, and ** percent turned to family or friends for help in confirming the legitimacy of news they suspected to be false.

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