The statistic presents information about trust in search engine news in Australia as of February 2018, by age group. As of this date, around ** percent of consumers under 35 years in Australia stated that they could trust the news from search engines most of the time.
The survey question was phrased as follows: "It is now possible to get online news in many different ways, including from search engines and social media sites. With this in mind, please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements. - I
think I can trust news in social media most of the time/ I think I can trust
news in search engines most of the time ".
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APO, & University of Canberra. (June 17, 2019). Trust in search engine news in Australia as of February 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888599/australia-trust-in-search-engine-news-by-age-group/
APO, und University of Canberra. "Trust in search engine news in Australia as of February 2018, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888599/australia-trust-in-search-engine-news-by-age-group/
APO, University of Canberra. (2019). Trust in search engine news in Australia as of February 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888599/australia-trust-in-search-engine-news-by-age-group/
APO, and University of Canberra. "Trust in Search Engine News in Australia as of February 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888599/australia-trust-in-search-engine-news-by-age-group/
APO & University of Canberra, Trust in search engine news in Australia as of February 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888599/australia-trust-in-search-engine-news-by-age-group/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Trust in search engine news in Australia as of February 2018, by age group [Graph], APO, & University of Canberra, June 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/888599/australia-trust-in-search-engine-news-by-age-group/
