Editoria e Media
Two thirds of Brits are worried about the spread of fake news
One in two people (46%) believe they are being exposed to fake news on a daily basis and two thirds (73%) believe this will increase over the next few years. One in four (24%) reported being exposed to fake news on a weekly basis and five percent said it is just monthly.
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The UK features third amongst the 'most concerned' European nations across the eight countries polled in the 'fake news' research by Readly digital subscription app. Austria , Italy and the UK feature in the top three countries whilst for France , The Netherlands and Sweden , only half of people reported it being a concern. The most concerned are:
The study also found that the majority of people (59 percent) believe that their media consumption makes a difference to their lives. 41 percent said it has increased their level of knowledge and understanding, 35 percent said it has highlighted new issues they might otherwise have missed, one in five (20 percent) said it shaped their political views, whereas 14 percent believe it affects their consumption habits and their choices of hobbies and interests.
Consuming verified, trusted news is 'very important' to 40 percent of people in the UK and 'important' to 27 percent. Ten percent of UK respondents reported that they pay for verified news, but a further 21 percent can imagine doing so if the spread of fake news continues.
Readly - the all-you-can-read subscription service providing unlimited access to 6300 digital magazines and newspapers in one app has reported 210,000 issues being read 120 million times in 2021. Readly offers over 40 newspapers as part of the all subscription including leading national daily press in seven European countries.
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The survey was conducted by YouGov. A total of 2001 UK people and 10,000 across 8 European countries over the age of 18 were interviewed through the CAWI method during the period 24-29 November 2021 . Verified news is defined in the survey as news that is fact-checked by the publisher.
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