| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| It should be easier for users to tag fake news. | 86% |
| New laws are needed so that Facebook and Co. remove fake news faster. | 80% |
| Fake news makes me angry. | 62% |
| Fake news is threatening our democracy. | 61% |
| I feel overwhelmed in identifying fake news. | 42% |
| I don't get all the fuss. Fake news has always been around. | 35% |
| The topic of fake news does not interest me. | 35% |
| Fake news is not fake, it's just freedom of expression. | 8% |
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Release date
June 2017
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Region
Germany
Survey time period
May 4-9, 2017
Number of respondents
1,011 respondents who use the internet for personal use
Age group
14 years and older
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
The source provides no information on the exact wording of the question. The formulation chose here may therefore vary slightly from that of the original question used in the survey.
Multiple answers were possible.
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