The Media Literacy Symposium

After the BBC, what is the most used single source of news across all platforms among teens?

News Consumption in the UK - Ofcom 2023

• Tiktok

• Youtube

• Instagram

What proportion of children aged 12 - 17 claimed to be confident in their ability to judge what is fake or real online?

Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report - Ofcom 2022

• Three-quarters

• Half

• One quarter

What percentage of young people aged 12-17 are confident and able to spot fake news online?

Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report - Ofcom 2022

• 70%

• 50%

• 10%

What percentage of the public feel they don't understand how the news is produced?

Impress News Literacy Report 2022

• 54%

• 45%

What proportion of adults agreed with the statement 'the more a news story is edited, the less likely it is to be true'?

Mis and Disinformation report - Ofcom 2024

• 12%

• 44%

• 34%

What percentage of respondents claimed that someone in their class believes in information that they would consider to be a conspiracy theory?

Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in School 2025

• 36%

• 51%

• 10%

What proportion of people who encounter misinformation say they are concerned the impact it has upon society?

Mis and Disinformation Report - Ofcom 2024

• 90%

• 63%

Who did both parents and students identify as being most trustworthy means of countering conspiracy theories?

Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in School 2025

• Influencers

• Politicians

• Teachers