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Perceived level of inaccuracy on social media by age in the United States 2018

Perceived level of fake news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by age

The data describes data on the perception of the level of accuracy on social media amongst consumers in the U.S. as of March 2018 by age. During the survey, respondents aged 55 and over stated that they believed 63% of the news on social media to be inaccurate.

18-34 years old	65
35-54 years old	64
55+ years old	63

Perceived level of inaccuracy on social media by age in the United States 2018

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