Opinion on fake news getting worse in the future in the U.S.

A survey held in the United States in December 2020 found that the majority of respondents believed the problem of fake news would get worse over the next five years, with 35.5 percent feeling that this would be the case. Meanwhile, 25.9 percent said that they thought the situation would improve, and a similar share expected the problem to remain the same.

Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in the United States as of December 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Improve	25.9%
Stay the same	22.7%
Worsen	35.5%
I don't know	16%

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Release date

2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 8, 2020

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Respondents were aged 16 to over 54, with the majority of participants between the ages of 35 and 44 (35.7 percent). The gender split skewed female (53.6 percent).
Question: Over the next five years, how do you think the problem of fake news will change?

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