Ways children fact-check social media news United Kingdom (UK) 2024, by age group

A 2024 survey on news consumption among children in the United Kingdom found that 48 percent of teens aged 12 to 15 years said that in order to fact-check news on social media sites or apps, they would look at the comments or find out what people had said about the story. Participants aged 12 years were the most likely to do this, whereas 15-year-olds were the most inclined to check if the same story appeared elsewhere in order to verify it.

一项针对2024年英国儿童新闻消费的调查显示，48%的12至15岁青少年表示，为了在社交媒体网站或应用上核实新闻，他们倾向于查看评论或了解他人对该故事的讨论。12岁的参与者最有可能采取这种做法，而15岁的青少年则更倾向于检查同一故事是否在其他地方出现，以进行验证。