According to a survey from February 2022, the majority of American adults expressed concerns about the news they find on social media; 42 percent of adults said they worried a lot about whether or not the news they find there was accurate. Just 12 percent said that they had no concerns about the accuracy of the news and information they read on social networks.
Level of concern about the accuracy of news seen on social media in the United States as of February 2022
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Morning Consult. (February 28, 2022). Level of concern about the accuracy of news seen on social media in the United States as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875065/social-media-accuracy-perceptions/
Morning Consult. "Level of concern about the accuracy of news seen on social media in the United States as of February 2022." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875065/social-media-accuracy-perceptions/
Morning Consult. (2022). Level of concern about the accuracy of news seen on social media in the United States as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875065/social-media-accuracy-perceptions/
Morning Consult. "Level of Concern about The Accuracy of News Seen on Social Media in The United States as of February 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875065/social-media-accuracy-perceptions/
Morning Consult, Level of concern about the accuracy of news seen on social media in the United States as of February 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875065/social-media-accuracy-perceptions/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Level of concern about the accuracy of news seen on social media in the United States as of February 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875065/social-media-accuracy-perceptions/
