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Share of adults who feel confident in their ability to fact-check COVID-19 news in the United States as of April 2020

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Release date

May 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

20 to 26 April, 2020

Number of respondents

10,139 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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Question: If you wanted to check the accuracy of news and information about the coronavirus, how confident are you that you would know what steps to take?

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Levels of confidence fact checking coronavirus news U.S. 2020

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Jun 9, 2020
According to the most recently available data, around **** of Americans feel very confident in their ability to check the accuracy of news stories regarding coronavirus. In an online survey conducted in , ** percent of respondents stated they would know how to confirm the accuracy of news and information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of participants expressed a moderate level of self confidence in their capacity to fact check, with ** percent somewhat confident.
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