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Republicans and Democrats differ on who they think is to blame for made-up news.
Percent of U.S. adults who say the following create a lot of made-up news and information:
Who do you think creates made-up news?
Click to see common profiles of social media news consumers in the U.S.
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
news consumer
YouTube
Instagram
Journalists
Activist groups
Political leaders, staff
Foreign actors
The public
20%
58%
Republican/Lean Rep
Democrat/Lean Dem
38%
73%
53%
63%
26%
25%
38%
31%
Percent of U.S. adults who say the following has the most responsibility in reducing the amount of made-up news and information:
Who do you think should to fix it?
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news consumer
Facebook
Note: Tumblr, WhatsApp, TikTok and Twitch not shown. Nonwhite includes all racial and ethnic groups, except non-Hispanic white.
The news media
53%
The
public
20%
The
government
12%
Tech
companies
9%
None of
these, other
6%
news consumer
Twitter
news consumer
LinkedIn
news consumer
Reddit
news consumer
Instagram
news consumer
Snapchat
YouTube
Snapchat
YouTube news consumers:
Male
Female
Ages 18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
High school or less
Some college
College+
White
Nonwhite
57%
43%
48%
30%
37%
21%
40%
33%
27%
12%
51%
High school or
less education
Male
Ages 30-49
Non-white
37%
57%
40%
51%
College+ education
Male
42%
41%
58%
52%
White
Ages 30-49
Twitter news consumers:
Male
Female
White
Ages 18-29
30-49
50-64
High school or less
Some college
College+
65+
Nonwhite
52%
48%
58%
32%
42%
18%
28%
31%
41%
8%
40%
Snapchat news consumers:
Male
Female
White
Ages 18-29
30-49
50-64
High school or less
Some college
College+
65+
Nonwhite
35%
65%
34%
69%
26%
5%
44%
41%
15%
1%
65%
Female
69%
44%
65%
65%
Nonwhite
Ages 18-29
High school or
less education
Reddit news consumers:
Male
Female
White
Ages 18-29
30-49
50-64
High school or less
Some college
College+
65+
Nonwhite
70%
30%
65%
54%
36%
7%
26%
35%
40%
2%
34%
Male
54%
40%
65%
70%
White
Ages 18-29
College+ education
Male
College+ education
50%
61%
58%
54%
White
Ages 30-49
LinkedIn news consumers:
Male
Female
White
Ages 18-29
30-49
50-64
High school or less
Some college
College+
65+
Nonwhite
54%
46%
58%
20%
50%
24%
16%
23%
61%
6%
41%
Female
Some college education
41%
36%
60%
62%
Nonwhite
Ages 30-49
Instagram news consumers:
Male
Female
White
Ages 18-29
30-49
50-64
High school or less
Some college
College+
65+
Nonwhite
38%
62%
39%
40%
41%
14%
36%
36%
28%
5%
60%
Facebook news consumers:
Male
Female
White
Ages 18-29
30-49
50-64
High school or less
Some college
College+
65+
Nonwhite
39%
61%
61%
23%
39%
24%
38%
34%
28%
15%
38%
Female
39%
38%
61%
61%
White
Ages 30-49
High school or
less education
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Claim: Photograph of the bushfires in Australia taken from space by a NASA satellite.
Claim: Facebook video shows man flying a hoverboard at over 103 miles per hour.
Claim: Graphic showing that under N.Y. State ‘Assault Weapon’ ban one simple cosmetic change is difference between legal & banned
Claim: After the killing of Iranian Gen. Soleimani, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for violence against President Donald Trump over Iran.
Claim: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi withdrew more than $2 billion from US Social Security funds to pay for the effort to impeach President Trump.
Claim: Amazon paid no federal income tax in 2017.
Claim: Photograph of the bushfires in Australia taken from space by a NASA satellite.
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Claim: Facebook video shows man flying a hoverboard at over 103 miles per hour.
Claim: Graphic showing that under N.Y. State ‘Assault Weapon’ ban one simple cosmetic change is difference between legal & banned
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Claim: After the killing of Iranian Gen. Soleimani, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for violence against President Donald Trump over Iran.
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Claim: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi withdrew more than $2 billion from US Social Security funds to pay for the effort to impeach President Trump.
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Claim: Amazon paid no federal income tax in 2017.
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Claim: Graphic quotes Donald Trump as saying "would you really want a president who was dumb enough to let himself get drafted?"
Claim: Photograph of a Donald Trump re-election campaign rally in downtown Philadelphia.
Claim: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year."
Claim: For every "share" of a post about a boy with cancer, Facebook will donate one dollar toward his medical care.
Claim: Graphic quotes Donald Trump as saying "would you really want a president who was dumb enough to let himself get drafted?"
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Claim: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year."
Claim: For every "share" of a post about a boy with cancer, Facebook will donate one dollar toward his medical care.
Claim: Photograph of a Donald Trump re-election campaign rally in downtown Philadelphia.
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SOURCE: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted July 8-21, 2019.
SOURCE: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Feb. 19 - March 4, 2019
While newspapers provide much of the news that appears online, many people depend on social media apps to find their news. This gives other sources an opportunity to spread misinformation along with credible news. More than 8 out of 10 U.S. adults now get their news online at least some of the time. Here’s a look at which applications they use and how they feel about the rise in not-real news.
SOURCES: Pew Research Center, politifact.com, factcheck.afp.com
SOURCE: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted July 8-21, 2019.
SOURCES: Pew Center Research studies "Americans Are Wary of the Role Social Media Sites Play in Delivering the News" and "Many Americans Say Made-Up News Is a Critical Problem That Needs To Be Fixed"; PolitiFact; AFP Fact Check.
SOURCE: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Feb. 19 - March 4, 2019
Claim: Photograph of the bushfires in Australia taken from space by a NASA satellite.
Claim: Facebook video shows man flying a hoverboard at over 103 miles per hour.
Claim: Graphic showing that under N.Y. State ‘Assault Weapon’ ban one simple cosmetic change is difference between legal & banned
Claim: After the killing of Iranian Gen. Soleimani, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for violence against President Donald Trump over Iran.
Claim: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi withdrew more than $2 billion from US Social Security funds to pay for the effort to impeach President Trump.
Claim: Amazon paid no federal income tax in 2017.
Claim: Graphic quotes Donald Trump as saying "would you really want a president who was dumb enough to let himself get drafted?"
Claim: The United States is the only nation “that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year.”
Claim: For every “share” of a post about a boy with cancer, Facebook will donate one dollar toward his medical care.
Claim: Photograph of a Donald Trump re-election campaign rally in downtown Philadelphia.
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