---
title: "Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions"
date: "2018-10-23"
authors:
  - name: "Sara Atske"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2018/10/23/younger-americans-are-better-than-older-americans-at-telling-factual-news-statements-from-opinions/"
categories:
  - "Age & Generations"
  - "Facts & Fact Checking"
  - "Misinformation"
  - "News Audience Demographics"
  - "News Media Trends"
  - "Older Adults & Aging"
  - "Teens & Youth"
  - "Trust in Government"
  - "Younger Adults"
datasets:
  - name: "Spring 2018 Survey on Factual and Opinion Statements in the News"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2018-survey-on-factual-and-opinion-statements-in-the-news/"
---

# Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions