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

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

The data describes data on the perception of the level of accuacy on social media amongst consumers in the U.S. as of March 2018 by education. During the survey, respondents with a Postgraduate education level stated that they believed 61% of the news on social media to be inaccurate.

High school or less	65
Some college	64
College graduate only	64
Postgraduate	61

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

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