Around three-in-ten Americans are very confident they could fact-check news about COVID-19
Americans’ confidence in checking COVID-19 information aligns closely with their confidence in checking the accuracy of news stories broadly.
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Americans’ confidence in checking COVID-19 information aligns closely with their confidence in checking the accuracy of news stories broadly.
59% of Americans think news organizations do not understand people like them, while a minority – 37% – say they do feel understood.
Politicians viewed as major creators of it, but journalists seen as the ones who should fix it
While most Americans expect news will be accurate, most also say news organizations cover up mistakes, take sides
Younger U.S. adults were better than their elders at differentiating between factual and opinion statements in a survey conducted in early 2018.
The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better in differentiating factual statements from opinions.
Overall, 36% of Americans get science news at least a few times a week and three-in-ten actively seek it. Most get science news from general news outlets, but more see specialty sources as being accurate.
Where do Americans go to stay informed about science topics? Here are some key takeaways about Americans’ science news habits today.
About nine-in-ten Americans learn about the election in a given week. But they are divided on what type of news source – from television to digital to radio to print – they find most helpful.
Compared with the previous two generations, Millennials are less familiar with many news sources we asked about. Here are 5 facts about Millennials’ news habits.
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