People below 20 yrs, above 50 more susceptible to fake news: IAMAI-Factly report

People under 20 years of age and those above 50 years, as well as new users of internet could be more susceptible to fake news, according to a report by Factly and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

The study titled 'Countering Misinformation (Fake News) in India', released Thursday, noted that a substantial section of people is also not aware of fact-checking organisations and the role of such agencies in verification of news.

IAMAI counts global internet giants such as Facebook and Google among its members.

As part of the study, respondents were asked to identify 11 statements as true or false. More than 75 per cent of the respondents each in the age groups of 21-30, 31-40 and 41-50 correctly identified given statements as true or false.

However, only 60.6 per cent in 15-20 years age group and 66.7 per cent in the above 50 years age group could do so.

"This suggests that those in the age groups of 15-20 years and above 50 may be more susceptible to fake news than .