Older Americans continue to follow COVID-19 news more closely than younger adults
More than two-thirds of adults ages 65 or older said they were following news of the pandemic very closely.
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More than two-thirds of adults ages 65 or older said they were following news of the pandemic very closely.
A new analysis of open-ended responses to a survey of U.S. adults looks at the specific storylines or claims about COVID-19 that Americans said they were exposed to.
People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.
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Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.
More than half of these social media news consumers say they have encountered made-up news about COVID-19.
Responses to cable news coverage and the pandemic vary notably among Americans who identify Fox News, MSNBC or CNN as their main source of political news.
As the nation’s economy contracted at a record rate in recent months, the group’s unemployment rate rose sharply, particularly among Hispanic women, and remains higher among Hispanic workers than U.S. workers overall.
About half say they have seen at least some made-up news about the virus; 29% think it was created in a lab.
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