Around 90% of Romanians mainly get their news from TV and the Internet, the study shows. Other information channels Romanians prefer are the radio (58%), mobile news apps (37%), and printed newspapers and magazines (30%).
On the Internet, Facebook is the main source of information for 80% of respondents, followed by the news websites – 64%, e-mail – 58%, Google – 55%, and online newspapers or magazines – 47%. However, 75% of Romanians also believe that majority of false news is found on Facebook, 69% think that blogs also publish such fake information, while 64% believe that false news can be found on Twitter. Other channels where fake news appears are the forums – 63% of Romanians gave this answer, printed or online newspapers and magazines – 61%, and the TV – 59%.
In Romanians’ opinion, a story is credible if it indicates the source of information and pictures (82% of respondents believe that this is important), if it doesn’t appear in a publication sponsored by entities with interests – for example, political news published in publications/channels sponsored by political parties (58%), if it includes photos as evidence (57%), if it includes details (56%), and if it appears in a prestigious, trustworthy publication (52%).
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