Share of U.S. adults certain of COVID-19 misinformation as of 2023, by age group
In 2023, a survey found that the proportion of adults in the United States who believed in COVID-19 misinformation varied by their age. Adults 65 years and above were much less likely to believe in false claims about COVID-19 than their younger counterparts.
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 age group.