A survey by Barna research group found the top reason given by Americas for the fake news phenomenon is "reader error," more so than made-up stories or factual mistakes in reporting.

巴纳研究集团的一项调查发现，美国人认为出现假新闻现象最主要的原因是“读者错误”，而不是编造的故事或报道中的事实错误。