How often do you discover fake news on social media?
Frequency of seeing fake news on social media in Norway 2018
Published by H. Tankovska, Aug 21, 2019
As of 2018, over 40 percent of the Norwegians reported to be finding fake news on social media often, as of every day or weekly. The share of respondents who never discovered fake news was 17 percent.
How often do you discover fake news on social media?
Share of respondents
Often (every day/weekly)15%
Sometimes (monthly)41%
Rarely (1-3 times a year)26%
Never17%
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Release date

November 2018

Region

Norway

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

2,021 respondents

Age group

14-75 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvor ofte oppdager falske nyheter i sosiale medier?"

The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.

Frequency of seeing fake news on social media in Norway 2018
Published by H. Tankovska, Aug 21, 2019
As of 2018, over 40 percent of the Norwegians reported to be finding fake news on social media often, as of every day or weekly. The share of respondents who never discovered fake news was 17 percent.
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