Fake news awareness in the United States 2016, by age

Level of awareness of the term fake news in the United States as of December 2016, by age

The data describes results of a survey regarding the level of awareness of the term "fake news" in the U.S. as of December 2016, by age. During the survey, 78% of Millennial respondents stated that they had heard of the term "fake news".

Millennials 78
Gen X 73
Boomers 73
Silent/Greatest Generation 71