A survey in 2023 found that the proportion of adults in the United States who believed in COVID-19 misinformation doesn't always vary by their race or ethnic background. White adults were less likely than Blacks and Hispanics to believe in the false claims that "More people have died from the COVID-19 vaccines than have died from the COVID-19 virus" and "The COVID-19 vaccines have caused thousands of sudden deaths in otherwise healthy people." However, with the other two false claims, all adults were more or less likely to be wrong.
This statistic shows the share of adults who thought select false claims about COVID-19 were definitely or probably true in the United States as of 2023, by race and ethnicity.
Percentage of adults who thought select false claims about COVID-19 were definitely or probably true in the United States as of 2023, by race and ethnicity
Characteristic
Black
Hispanic
White
Total
The COVID-19 vaccines have caused thousands of sudden deaths in otherwise healthy people.
43%
37%
32%
34%
Ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19.
32%
33%
31%
31%
The COVID-19 vaccines have been proven to cause infertility.
31%
29%
26%
27%
More people have died from the COVID-19 vaccines than have died from the COVID-19 virus.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (August 22, 2023). Percentage of adults who thought select false claims about COVID-19 were definitely or probably true in the United States as of 2023, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416842/adults-certainty-of-covid-19-misinformation-by-race-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of adults who thought select false claims about COVID-19 were definitely or probably true in the United States as of 2023, by race and ethnicity." Chart. August 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416842/adults-certainty-of-covid-19-misinformation-by-race-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Percentage of adults who thought select false claims about COVID-19 were definitely or probably true in the United States as of 2023, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416842/adults-certainty-of-covid-19-misinformation-by-race-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Adults Who Thought Select False Claims about Covid-19 Were Definitely or Probably True in The United States as of 2023, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416842/adults-certainty-of-covid-19-misinformation-by-race-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of adults who thought select false claims about COVID-19 were definitely or probably true in the United States as of 2023, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416842/adults-certainty-of-covid-19-misinformation-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Percentage of adults who thought select false claims about COVID-19 were definitely or probably true in the United States as of 2023, by race and ethnicity [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, August 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416842/adults-certainty-of-covid-19-misinformation-by-race-ethnicity/
