{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[49,40,34,29,25,24,18,14,10,4],"name":"Percentage"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCategory","Percentage"],["Cross-check it with other sources of information to see if they are saying the same thing",49],["Look at who posted it to check if it's from a trusted\/distrusted source",40],["Check if it's recent news, not an old story being shared again",34],["Check the comments to see what other people are saying about it",29],["Check if the pictures or videos look real or fake",25],["Look out for spelling or grammar mistakes",24],["Ask people you trust what they think",18],["Use a fact-checking tool or website",14],["I don't do anything to verify the information",10],["Don\u2019t know",4]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffCategory","values":["Cross-check it with other sources of information to see if they are saying the same thing","Look at who posted it to check if it's from a trusted\/distrusted source","Check if it's recent news, not an old story being shared again","Check the comments to see what other people are saying about it","Check if the pictures or videos look real or fake","Look out for spelling or grammar mistakes","Ask people you trust what they think","Use a fact-checking tool or website","I don't do anything to verify the information","Don\u2019t know"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer\/api\/deliverable\/download\/file?deliverableId=100969","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2025","title":"When you're unsure whether a piece of information on social media is disinformation, what do you typically do?","topic":"Usage Patterns","method":"data collection","source":"Flash Eurobarometer Social Media Survey 2025, 2025","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"58.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"This table illustrates the typical verification strategies employed by European citizens when encountering suspected disinformation on social media across European member states in 2022. Almost half of European citizens (49%) rely on cross-referencing information to verify social media content. However, specialised fact-checking tools are significantly underutilised, with only 14% of people using them. This 'verification gap' suggests that most users rely on informal peer feedback rather than professional infrastructure to navigate digital falsehoods."}