A June 2020 found that 48 percent of Democrat-identifying adults in the United States strongly approved of social media companies labeling posts on their platform from elected officials as inaccurate or misleading. In contrast, only eight percent of survey respondents who identified as Republican reported the same thing. This gap is another example of the increasing polarization of politics in the United States, and the erosion of the trust in news.
Share of adults in the United States who approve of social media companies labeling posts from elected officials as inaccurate or misleading of June 2020
Respondents were randomly assigned questions about whether social companies should label posts from elected officials or ordinary users. Those who did not give an answer are not shown.
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Pew Research Center. (August 19, 2020). Share of adults in the United States who approve of social media companies labeling posts from elected officials as inaccurate or misleading of June 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155899/share-us-social-media-politician-posts-inaccurate-misleading/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who approve of social media companies labeling posts from elected officials as inaccurate or misleading of June 2020." Chart. August 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155899/share-us-social-media-politician-posts-inaccurate-misleading/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults in the United States who approve of social media companies labeling posts from elected officials as inaccurate or misleading of June 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155899/share-us-social-media-politician-posts-inaccurate-misleading/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Approve of Social Media Companies Labeling Posts from Elected Officials as Inaccurate or Misleading of June 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155899/share-us-social-media-politician-posts-inaccurate-misleading/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who approve of social media companies labeling posts from elected officials as inaccurate or misleading of June 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155899/share-us-social-media-politician-posts-inaccurate-misleading/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who approve of social media companies labeling posts from elected officials as inaccurate or misleading of June 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155899/share-us-social-media-politician-posts-inaccurate-misleading/
