* The question was originally phrased by the source in Dutch as follows: "Controleer je weleens nieuws, bijvoorbeeld op sociale media, op juistheid?"
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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People checking news for correctness in the Netherlands 2019
This statistic shows the outcome of a survey on the people checking news for correctness in the Netherlands in 2019. When the Dutch respondents were asked whether they sometimes check news, for example on social media, for correctness, roughly ** percent indicated that they sometimes check news for correctness. Roughly ** percent of the respondents, on the other hand, indicated that they never check news for correctness.
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The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. (April 30, 2019). Do you sometimes check news, for example on social media, for correctness?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/858432/people-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. "Do you sometimes check news, for example on social media, for correctness?*." Chart. April 30, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/858432/people-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. (2019). Do you sometimes check news, for example on social media, for correctness?*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/858432/people-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. "Do You Sometimes Check News, for Example on Social Media, for Correctness?*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Apr 2019, /statistics/858432/people-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, Do you sometimes check news, for example on social media, for correctness?* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/858432/people-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Do you sometimes check news, for example on social media, for correctness?* [Graph], The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/858432/people-checking-news-for-correctness-in-the-netherlands/
