This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in Germany in cooperation between ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ and YouGov in 2017, regarding double-checking news sources among the German public. That year, 38.4 percent of respondents reported that they checked where the news they had read or heard came from, while 55.3 percent did not.
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YouGov, & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. (March 6, 2017). Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
YouGov, und ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. "Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard?." Chart. March 6, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 16, 2026. /statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
YouGov, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. (2017). Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2026. /statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
YouGov, and ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. "Have You Ever Tried to Check The Source of Tv, Newspaper, Radio, Social Network or Online News That You Saw, Read or Heard?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Mar 2017, /statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
YouGov & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/ (last visited July 16, 2026)
Have you ever tried to check the source of TV, newspaper, radio, social network or online news that you saw, read or heard? [Graph], YouGov, & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, March 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/968574/checking-news-sources-population-germany/
