Clickbait beliefs   I did not know what clickbait was until taking this survey.   Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Valid 1- Strongly Agree 33 12.4 12.4 12.4 2 35 13.2 13.2 25.6 3 45 16.9 16.9 42.5 4 41 15.4 15.4 57.9 5- Strongly Disagree 112 42.1 42.1 100.0 Total 266 100.0 100.0 … Continued

I have never shared a fake news story on social media.   Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Valid 0% Not at all confident 5 1.9 1.9 1.9 10% 9 3.4 3.4 5.3 20% 7 2.6 2.6 7.9 30% 10 3.8 3.8 11.7 40% 17 6.4 6.4 18.0 50% 21 7.9 7.9 25.9 60% 21 … Continued

Which of the following social media websites do you access most often?   Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Valid Twitter 36 13.5 13.5 13.5 Facebook 195 73.3 73.3 86.8 Pinterest 4 1.5 1.5 88.3 Instagram 19 7.1 7.1 95.5 Snapchat 3 1.1 1.1 96.6 Tumblr 5 1.9 1.9 98.5 I don’t use any social … Continued

American adults are more confident than they should be about their ability to distinguish between real and fake news headlines. They also believe they’re much less likely than their friends to share fake news stories on social media, but when pressed, nearly six in 10 will admit they’ve probably shared such a story by accident. … Continued