Europe: accountability for the containment of fake news 2018

This statistic shows the results of a survey on who should be held accountable for containing the spread of fake news in Europe in 2018. Overall, forty five percent of respondents from across Europe indicated that journalists should be held most accountable for preventing the spread of fake news. Of the respondents in Germany, a smaller proportion of forty one percent hold the same opinion.

Which of the following institutions and media actors should be held accountable for preventing the spread of fake news?

Characteristic	EU28	Germany
Journalists	45%	41%
National authorities	39%	36%
Press and broadcasting management	36%	34%
Citizens	32%	35%
Social online networks	26%	26%
EU institutions	21%	24%
Non-governmental organisations	15%	18%
Everyone	4%	4%
Someone else	1%	1%
No one	1%	2%
Don"t know	4%	6%

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Release date

March 2018

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

Februrary 7-9, 2018

Number of respondents

n= 26,576

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

Up to three answers

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The question used in the survey was formulated as follows: "News or information that misrepresent reality or that are even false are called "fake news". Which of the following institutions and media actors should act to stop the spread of "fake news" (MAX. 3 ANSWERS)?" The values for Germany were taken from page 42 of the source publication.

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