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Traditional media reporting fake news U.S. 2018, by political affiliation

Perceived frequency of traditional major news sources reporting fake news stories in the United States as of March 2018, by political affiliation

The data displays information on the perceived frequency of traditional major news sources reporting fake news in the U.S. as of March 2018, by political affiliation. During the survey, 53% of Republican respondents believed that traditional major news sources regularly reported fake news stories.

Democrat 16 45 35 4
Independent 29 53 17 2
Republican 53 36 9 3