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Tweens wise up to fake news onslaught

on Nov 29, 2017 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Research undertaken by Ofcom has shown that 12-15 year old’s are wising up to the rise of fake news, with only 32% who rely on social media as their primary news source expressing confidence that the medium always, or even mostly, imparts the truth.

It is calculated that 54% of the 12-15 year olds now turn to the likes of Facebook and Twitter for their primary news fix, firmly establishing social media as the second most popular news source behind television.

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Source: The Drum