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Concerns about false information influence on 2020 election U.S. 2019, by politics

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Amy Watson,

Jun 29, 2020

According to a survey held in the United States in late 2019, Democrats and Republicans were equally worried about the potential influence of made-up news on the 2020 presidential eleciton, with 48 percent of Democrats and 49 percent of Republicans admitting that they were very concerned about the impact misinformation could have.

Level of concern about the potential effect of made-up news and information during the 2020 presidential election as of November 2019, by political affiliation

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Characteristic	Very concerned	Somewhat concerned	Not very concerned
Democrat/leaning Democrat	48%	34%	11%
Republican/leaning Republican	49%	35%	12%

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Details: United States; October 29 to November 11, 2019; 12,043 respondents; 18 years and older; Online survey

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Source

Pew Research Center

Survey by

Pew Research Center

Published by

Pew Research Center

Source link

pewresearch.org

Release date

February 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 29 to November 11, 2019

Number of respondents

12,043 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: How concerned are you, if at all, about the influence made-up news and information could have during the presidential election next year?

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