This statistic presents the public opinion on the main reasons for news outlet or reporters to report made up or fake news in the United States in 2017. During the survey, ** percent of respondents stated that the primary reason for news outlets or reporters to report made up or fake news was to push their own political narrative.
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Morning Consult. (November 13, 2017). Out of the news you consider to be made up or fake news, what do you think is the primary reason that news outlets or reporters are reporting it? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/784114/reasons-reporting-made-up-or-fake-news-in-the-us/
Morning Consult. "Out of the news you consider to be made up or fake news, what do you think is the primary reason that news outlets or reporters are reporting it?." Chart. November 13, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/784114/reasons-reporting-made-up-or-fake-news-in-the-us/
Morning Consult. (2017). Out of the news you consider to be made up or fake news, what do you think is the primary reason that news outlets or reporters are reporting it?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/784114/reasons-reporting-made-up-or-fake-news-in-the-us/
Morning Consult. "Out of The News You Consider to Be Made up or Fake News, What Do You Think Is The Primary Reason That News Outlets or Reporters Are Reporting It?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Nov 2017, /statistics/784114/reasons-reporting-made-up-or-fake-news-in-the-us/
Morning Consult, Out of the news you consider to be made up or fake news, what do you think is the primary reason that news outlets or reporters are reporting it? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/784114/reasons-reporting-made-up-or-fake-news-in-the-us/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Out of the news you consider to be made up or fake news, what do you think is the primary reason that news outlets or reporters are reporting it? [Graph], Morning Consult, November 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/784114/reasons-reporting-made-up-or-fake-news-in-the-us/
