Flash Eurobarometer 464 (Fake News and Disinformation Online)

Fake news and disinformation online.<br>Topics: use of the following media: printed newspapers and magazines, online newspapers and magazines, news agencies, online social networks and messaging apps, TV, radio, news aggregators, video hosting websites, other; usage frequency of online social networks; activities in online social networks: read or listen to content shared by others, share content found by oneself, share content found by others; trustworthiness of news and information in: printed newspapers and magazines, online newspapers and magazines, online social networks and messaging apps, TV, radio, video hosting websites and podcasts; frequency of encountering false information; self-rated ability to identify false information; assessment of the existence of false information as a serious problem: in the own country, for democracy in general; responsible actors in tackling fake news.

Demography: nationality; possession of selected communication devices and computers; internet connection at home; age; sex; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community; household composition and household size; region.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; type of phone line; nation group; weighting factor.