---
title: "Factual Error Found on Internet: Shocking revelations from a researcher’s online journey"
description: "This presentation is an overview of three years of survey findings and other research about the adoption and impact of the Internet."
date: "2003-10-06"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2003/10/06/factual-error-found-on-internet-shocking-revelations-from-a-researchers-online-journey/"
categories:
  - "Internet Connectivity"
  - "Misinformation"
  - "Online Search"
  - "Platforms & Services"
tags:
  - "Digital Divide"
  - "Email"
  - "Search"
  - "Technology User Types"
---

# Factual Error Found on Internet: Shocking revelations from a researcher’s online journey

This presentation is an overview of three years of survey findings and other research about the adoption and impact of the Internet. It covers 11 of the core findings of our work related to people’s use of the Internet, the impact of experience on their behavior, the impact of broadband connections, and Americans’ growing expectations about the kind of information they could get online.