Survey research on the populations in four countries (Canada, France, UK, and the US) finds that overall perceptions and concerns of misinformation on Facebook are strongly correlated. France differs from the other three countries in that perceptions and concerns of misinformation on Facebook, while present, are decreasing over the past half decade. Perceptions of incivility among those discussing politics adds to the misinformation concerns.
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