It seems like Facebook is still the king of social media. The addiction of Facebook triggered into the mind of the people so much that despite of mega-scandal the tech giant is ruling among the people in one way or the other that is somewhat depicted in Pew study. According to the Pew Research Center, almost 43% of the adults are using Facebook as a source of news information whereas YouTube is sharing 21% of the news and Twitter 12%.
![Facebook Remains a Major Gateway to Online News - infographic Chart: Facebook Remains a Major Gateway to Online News](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gB2yddajMb4/XApE_liiLyI/AAAAAAABteA/pBqTeMUH49wNMb48aTs1zH3cpB5TNL7RwCLcBGAs/s1600-rw/news-use-across-social-media-platforms.png)
However, the results show, still people consider Facebook as a top source of getting news despite the fake news controversies. This indicates Facebook still maintain the trust bonds among the people. But statistic shows that almost 20% of the adults often refers social media platform for news and 27% of adults do sometimes, both remained constant as compared to the previous year.
![Facebook is still a major source for news, Pew study shows Facebook Remains a Major Source for News](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-GNyWeFQk8/XApGbPWczwI/AAAAAAABteM/3ysFORDPhzUBlybxs4nIuJayZVm-xqN1ACLcBGAs/s1600-rw/news-use-across-social-media.png)
It might appear that most of the people use social media as a medium for getting news as it is the most convenient way of getting information but still the new users take news most of the time as inaccurate.
![Facebook Remains a Major Gateway to Online News - infographic Chart: Facebook Remains a Major Gateway to Online News](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gB2yddajMb4/XApE_liiLyI/AAAAAAABteA/pBqTeMUH49wNMb48aTs1zH3cpB5TNL7RwCLcBGAs/s1600-rw/news-use-across-social-media-platforms.png)
However, the results show, still people consider Facebook as a top source of getting news despite the fake news controversies. This indicates Facebook still maintain the trust bonds among the people. But statistic shows that almost 20% of the adults often refers social media platform for news and 27% of adults do sometimes, both remained constant as compared to the previous year.
![Facebook is still a major source for news, Pew study shows Facebook Remains a Major Source for News](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-GNyWeFQk8/XApGbPWczwI/AAAAAAABteM/3ysFORDPhzUBlybxs4nIuJayZVm-xqN1ACLcBGAs/s1600-rw/news-use-across-social-media.png)
It might appear that most of the people use social media as a medium for getting news as it is the most convenient way of getting information but still the new users take news most of the time as inaccurate.