In a survey from January 2022, news or information circulated on YouTube was the most highly trusted among social media platforms in India as indicated by ** percent of respondents. Meanwhile, WhatsApp secured the highest share of respondents who moderately trusted information and news they received on the platform, that is ** percent. Information shared on platforms such as Clubhouse, Signal, and Telegram garnered the least trust among Indian users.
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Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. (October 27, 2022). Level of trust in information or news received on social media platforms in India as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388768/india-level-of-trust-in-information-or-news-received-on-social-media/
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. "Level of trust in information or news received on social media platforms in India as of January 2022." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388768/india-level-of-trust-in-information-or-news-received-on-social-media/
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. (2022). Level of trust in information or news received on social media platforms in India as of January 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388768/india-level-of-trust-in-information-or-news-received-on-social-media/
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. "Level of Trust in Information or News Received on Social Media Platforms in India as of January 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388768/india-level-of-trust-in-information-or-news-received-on-social-media/
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Level of trust in information or news received on social media platforms in India as of January 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388768/india-level-of-trust-in-information-or-news-received-on-social-media/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Level of trust in information or news received on social media platforms in India as of January 2022 [Graph], Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388768/india-level-of-trust-in-information-or-news-received-on-social-media/
