The statistic presents information about trust in news on social media in Australia as of *************, by donation status. As of this date, around ** percent of consumers who donated to an online news service stated that they could trust the news on social media most of the time.
The survey question was phrased as follows: "You said you have accessed paid for online news content in the last year. Which, if any, of the following ways have you used to pay for online news content in the last year? Please select all that apply.''
Donators are those who have made a donation to support a digital news service.
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APO, & University of Canberra. (June 17, 2019). Trust in news on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by donation status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/891783/australia-trust-in-news-on-social-media-by-donation-status/
APO, und University of Canberra. "Trust in news on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by donation status." Chart. June 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/891783/australia-trust-in-news-on-social-media-by-donation-status/
APO, University of Canberra. (2019). Trust in news on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by donation status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/891783/australia-trust-in-news-on-social-media-by-donation-status/
APO, and University of Canberra. "Trust in News on Social Media in Australia as of February 2018, by Donation Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/891783/australia-trust-in-news-on-social-media-by-donation-status/
APO & University of Canberra, Trust in news on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by donation status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/891783/australia-trust-in-news-on-social-media-by-donation-status/ (last visited July 13, 2025)
Trust in news on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by donation status [Graph], APO, & University of Canberra, June 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/891783/australia-trust-in-news-on-social-media-by-donation-status/
