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title: "Appendix: Political awareness data"
description: "[![A table showing Impact of made-up news and information, by political awareness](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/06/PJ_2019.06.05_misinformation_A-01.png?w=838)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/06/05/misinformation-appendix-political-awareness-data/pj_2019-06-05_misinformation_a-01-png/)"
date: "2019-06-05"
authors:
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
  - name: "Jeffrey Gottfried"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jeffrey-gottfried/"
  - name: "Galen Stocking"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/galen-stocking/"
  - name: "Mason Walker"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/mason-walker/"
  - name: "Sophia Fedeli"
    job_title: "Former Research Assistant"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sophia-fedeli/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/06/05/misinformation-appendix-political-awareness-data/"
categories:
  - "Media Industry"
  - "Misinformation"
  - "Misinformation Online"
  - "Trust in Government"
datasets:
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 45"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-45/"
---

# Appendix: Political awareness data

[![A table showing Impact of made-up news and information, by political awareness](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/06/PJ_2019.06.05_misinformation_A-01.png?w=838)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/06/05/misinformation-appendix-political-awareness-data/pj_2019-06-05_misinformation_a-01-png/)

[![A table showing Challenge in addressing made-up news and information, by political awareness](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/06/PJ_2019.06.05_misinformation_A-02.png?w=842)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/06/05/misinformation-appendix-political-awareness-data/pj_2019-06-05_misinformation_a-02-png/)

[![A table showing Seeing and sharing made-up news and information, by political awareness](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/06/PJ_2019.06.05_misinformation_A-03.png?w=842)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/06/05/misinformation-appendix-political-awareness-data/pj_2019-06-05_misinformation_a-03-png/)

[![A table showing Actions taken in response to made-up news and information, by political awareness](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/06/PJ_2019.06.05_misinformation_A-04.png?w=846)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/06/05/misinformation-appendix-political-awareness-data/pj_2019-06-05_misinformation_a-04-png/)

[![A table showing Views of who creates made-up news and information, by political awareness](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/06/PJ_2019.06.05_misinformation_A-05.png?w=844)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/06/05/misinformation-appendix-political-awareness-data/pj_2019-06-05_misinformation_a-05-png/)

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