Majority of Indians say politicians mislead masses: survey


New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS): A survey of over 19,000 people across the country revealed that most Indians blame politicians for misleading the the people.

The survey conducted by Ipsos said that 56 per cent respondents "blame politicians for misleading people, 47 per cent believed that it is the media that is misleading people; 44 per cent feel social media is the culprit for people's lopsided views."

The study of over 19,000 people in 27 countries shows that the majority of Indians say that they regularly see fake news and half of them said that they believed a fake story, only to discover later that it was fake.

"When it comes to fake news, 72 per cent Indians profess to have seen news stories by media organisations deliberately saying something that wasn't true. And 55 per cent Indians say that they had falsely believed a news story as real until they found out that it was fake," it said.

Interestingly, Indians interpreted fake news in different ways.

As many as 55 per cent said fake news were stories, where the news outlets or politicians only picked up facts that supported their side of the argument; 53 per cent said fake news were stories with wrong facts; 36 per cent Indians felt fake news was a term politicians and the media used to discredit news they didn't agree with.

  

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    chiwala uttered mountains of lies & misled literates & illiterate bhakts.

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  • NRI, GCC

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    A lot of surveys happened and still happening in India, but I and the people I know never ever faced any such thing on field or online!!! now, there is a need for a survey, in what percentage of Indians I include?!!!!!

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    Wrong tall promises are to be accounted for if not complied within the promised period by the politicians.

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    2014 people were misled by the BJP.

    Later on what good has the BJP done only allowed people to run out of the country.

    Mallya, Nirav Modi, Choksi are few of the defaulters, there are many more and left the country.

    Just fooled the citizens in the name of black money.

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    Biggest misleading information by Modi - Swiss Banks has thousands of crores of Rupees hidden by Indians, which belonged to the poor of India. He said he will bring it back within 100 days of coming to power and will jail the Gandhis (within 100 days) who are actually hoarding the money abroad.

    Biggest misleading information b y RSS - Christians convert tribals by offering education whereas the percentage of Christians in India remain 11% or around since more than 30 years.

    Both the above information created rift between otherwise cordially living Indians.

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  • Ozy, DAKSHINA KANNADA

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    It is all because of contemporary all time famous King of Feku.

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  • Arun, Mangalorey

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    Political pepople they are the one is soiling the Indian democracy. Precident rolled is better same like USA.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    According to me it is not Politician but it is media and news papers.

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  • I wish I was there, Bahrain

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    Stop reading newspapers.

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  • neeth, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    Like Pappu misleading people on Rafale and Mallya

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    OMG now everyone knows who is the FEKU ...

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  • Robotkem, Kemmannu

    Fri, Sep 14 2018

    FEKUS WILL BE FEKUS, irrespective of who ever they are, POLITICIANS, MEDIA, RELIGIOUS, ANY PERSON WHO SO EVER???

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  • I wish I was there, Bahrain

    Thu, Sep 13 2018

    No wonder we Indians are scattered all over the world because of our pathetic Politicians.

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  • R Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Thu, Sep 13 2018

    You don't need survey's to know this.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Thu, Sep 13 2018

    This survey shows clear picture of our politicians. Since 2014 our politicians have asahmed us in front of the world. All partners in crime.

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  • Rolf, Dubai

    Thu, Sep 13 2018

    Did they include blind bakath in the survay.

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