* The report includes the 28 EU member countries, the five accession candidates (Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia, and Albania), and the Turkish Cypriot community outside the governmental control of the Republic of Cyprus.
The source clarifies that percentage points may exceed or not reach 100 percent due to rounding. The question was originally formulated as follows: "How often do you think you have personally been exposed to misinformation and fake news in the last 7 days?"
For the study, personal interviews were conducted in the homes of the sample members in the national language. Regarding data collection, CAPI systems (computer-assisted personal interviewing) were used in those countries where the technique was possible.
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Frequency of exposure to misinformation and fake news in the EU in 2022
According to a survey conducted between April and May 2022, nearly ** percent of the population of the European Union stated that they had been exposed to false news or misinformation often or very often. Meanwhile, less than ** percent said they had never been exposed to fake news.
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