Majority of Americans think the news media have exaggerated COVID-19 risks at least slightly; Republicans more likely to say so than Democrats | Pew Research Center

March 18, 2020

1. Majorities think the news media have done a good job overall covering COVID-19 but have exaggerated the risks

Majority of Americans think the news media have exaggerated COVID-19 risks at least slightly; Republicans more likely to say so than Democrats

Majority of Americans think the news media have exaggerated COVID-19 risks at least slightly; Republicans more likely to say so than Democrats

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1. Majorities think the news media have done a good job overall covering COVID-19 but have exaggerated the risks
Most Americans say they have seen the same facts about COVID-19 across news sources
Older adults offer slightly more positive views of COVID-19 news coverage than younger adults
Republicans give the news media lower ratings than Democrats for COIVD-19 coverage but rate their own news sources higher
High interest in COVID-19 news cuts across party, age
Majority of Americans think the news media have exaggerated COVID-19 risks at least slightly; Republicans more likely to say so than Democrats