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Problem of outside groups planting fake news in mainstream media U.S. 2018

Public opinion on outside groups or agents planting fake news stories in mainstream media in the United States as of March 2018

The data describes data on the public opinion on outside groups or agents planting fake news stories in mainstream media in the U.S. as of March 2018. During the survey, 66% of respondents stated that they believed that outside groups were actively trying to plant fake news stories in the mainstream media and that it was a serious problem.

Yes, serious problem	66
Yes, not too serious	17
No, not happening	12
Don't know	5

Problem of outside groups planting fake news in mainstream media U.S. 2018

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