Almost half the world's population now has a voice through the internet.

Read 'having a voice' as internet access. True: estimates from around October 2019 (ITU, World Bank and similar) put the share of the world's population using the internet at roughly 45–55%. Mostly true: the share is 40–45% or 55–60%. Mixed: 35–40% or 60–65%. Mostly false: 25–35% or above 65%. False: below 25%.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) · 2019

   “While 93 per cent of the world’s population lives within reach of a mobile broadband (or Internet) service, just over 53 per cent actually uses the Internet.”

2. E2 Press Release International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

   “ITU data confirm that Internet use continues to grow globally, with 4.1 billion people now using the Internet, or 53.6% of the global population.”

3. E3 Press Release International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

   “Data on individuals using the internet also indicated slowing global growth in 2018, as well as a slowing growth in developing countries, which are home to the vast majority of the estimated 3.7 billion still unconnected.”

ITU's Facts and Figures 2019 report says that just over 53 per cent of the world's population uses the Internet [E1]. An ITU press release gives 4.1 billion people, or 53.6% of the global population [E2]. A second ITU release estimates that 3.7 billion people are still unconnected, which fits the same picture [E3]. These figures fall inside the 45–55% band that the criteria set for a true verdict.