Regional and local newspapers are the most trusted media by French people.
From 2005 to 2021, trust in news broadcasted by newspapers remained relatively stable in France. That value reached its highest point in 2015 as a total of 58 percent of respondents thought that events happen as reported by the press. As of 2021, 48 percent of them had the same opinion. Do you think events happen as reported by the press?
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Other statistics that may interest you Trust in media in France
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Level of trust in media in France 2021
- Basic Statistic News media most trusted by French consumers in France 2023
- Premium Statistic Using frequency of regional daily newspaper websites in France 2021
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Information sources
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- Premium Statistic Interest in news broadcast by information channels in France 2023
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- Premium Statistic Favorite sources of information for news in France 2021
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- Basic Statistic Breakdown of French people by preferred news source stance 2020
- Basic Statistic News aggregators used by French web users to get news 2020
By media
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- Premium Statistic Opinion on the reliability of TV news in France 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinion on the reliability on news of the radio in France 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinion on the reliability of news in the press in France 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinion on the reliability of online news in France 2021
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- Premium Statistic Share of people trusting newspapers in France 2005-2021
Fake news
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- Premium Statistic Spotting fake news on social media in France 2021, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Share of French people having already been fooled by fake news in France 2020
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- Premium Statistic Lacking trust in media in France 2021, by age
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La Croix. (January 26, 2021). Do you think events happen as reported by the press? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232305/trust-press-news-reliability-france/
La Croix. "Do you think events happen as reported by the press?." Chart. January 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232305/trust-press-news-reliability-france/
La Croix. (2021). Do you think events happen as reported by the press?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232305/trust-press-news-reliability-france/
La Croix. "Do You Think Events Happen as Reported by The Press?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232305/trust-press-news-reliability-france/
La Croix, Do you think events happen as reported by the press? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232305/trust-press-news-reliability-france/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Do you think events happen as reported by the press? [Graph], La Croix, January 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232305/trust-press-news-reliability-france/