Republicans give the news media lower marks in their coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak than Democrats | Pew Research Center

March 17, 2020

Americans Immersed in COVID-19 News; Most Think Media Are Doing Fairly Well Covering It

Republicans give the news media lower marks in their coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak than Democrats

Republicans give the news media lower marks in their coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak than Democrats

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Americans Immersed in COVID-19 News; Most Think Media Are Doing Fairly Well Covering It
Republicans give the news media lower marks in their coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak than Democrats
About four-in-ten Americans say COVID-19 came about naturally; about three-in-ten think it was created in a lab. Nearly half say a vaccine will be available in a year or more
Republicans more likely than Democrats to express belief in false claims about COVID-19
Americans are following COVID-19 news very closely and think media are covering it very or somewhat well. But most think the media have exaggerated the risks, and about half say they have seen at least some made-up news about COVID-19.