First impressions show skepticism about claims of the level of risk posed by COVID-19 | Pew Research Center

April 14, 2020

Early in outbreak, Americans cited claims about risk level and details of coronavirus as made-up news

First impressions show skepticism about claims of the level of risk posed by COVID-19

First impressions show skepticism about claims of the level of risk posed by COVID-19

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First impressions show skepticism about claims of the level of risk posed by COVID-19

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Early in outbreak, Americans cited claims about risk level and details of coronavirus as made-up news
Stories about the responses of politicians and other political actors cited as made up
Respondents expressed doubt about reports of a range of coronavirus-related events
Some Americans report seeing made-up news about the coronavirus’s origin
First impressions show skepticism about claims of the level of risk posed by COVID-19
Most common made-up news stories named about COVID-19: Risk levels and virus details
About half of Americans say they have seen at least some made-up COVID-19 news