According to the most recently available data, around one third of Americans feel very confident in their ability to check the accuracy of news stories regarding coronavirus. In an online survey conducted in April 2020, 28 percent of respondents stated they would know how to confirm the accuracy of news and information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of participants expressed a moderate level of self confidence in their capacity to fact check, with 49 percent somewhat confident.
Share of adults who feel confident in their ability to fact-check COVID-19 news in the United States as of April 2020
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Pew Research Center. (May 28, 2020). Share of adults who feel confident in their ability to fact-check COVID-19 news in the United States as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121717/fact-check-corona-news-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who feel confident in their ability to fact-check COVID-19 news in the United States as of April 2020." Chart. May 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121717/fact-check-corona-news-us/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults who feel confident in their ability to fact-check COVID-19 news in the United States as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121717/fact-check-corona-news-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Feel Confident in Their Ability to Fact-check Covid-19 News in The United States as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121717/fact-check-corona-news-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who feel confident in their ability to fact-check COVID-19 news in the United States as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121717/fact-check-corona-news-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of adults who feel confident in their ability to fact-check COVID-19 news in the United States as of April 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121717/fact-check-corona-news-us/