A survey from February 2020 investigating news bias in the United States found that 69 percent of respondents were more concerned with bias in news that other people may consume than with their own news source. Only 29 percent of those surveyed were more concerned that the news they themselves consume may be biased.
Public opinion about biased news consumption in the United States as of February 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
The news that you get might be biased
29%
The news most other people are getting might be biased
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Gallup. (August 5, 2020). Public opinion about biased news consumption in the United States as of February 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174576/news-media-bias-perceptions-other-consumers-us/
Gallup. "Public opinion about biased news consumption in the United States as of February 2020." Chart. August 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174576/news-media-bias-perceptions-other-consumers-us/
Gallup. (2020). Public opinion about biased news consumption in the United States as of February 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174576/news-media-bias-perceptions-other-consumers-us/
Gallup. "Public Opinion about Biased News Consumption in The United States as of February 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174576/news-media-bias-perceptions-other-consumers-us/
Gallup, Public opinion about biased news consumption in the United States as of February 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174576/news-media-bias-perceptions-other-consumers-us/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Public opinion about biased news consumption in the United States as of February 2020 [Graph], Gallup, August 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174576/news-media-bias-perceptions-other-consumers-us/
