Older generations are more concerned about the influence of fake news on the 2020 U.S. presidential election, with 64 percent of those aged 65 and over very concerned, a recent survey found. The trend indicates a decreasing level of worry with age, as only 33 percent of those in the age group 18 to 29 years old expressed major concerned about the impact that made-up information could have during the elecetion.
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Pew Research Center. (February 19, 2020). Level of concern about the potential effect of made-up news and information during the 2020 presidential election in the United States, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1129871/fake-news-influence-on-voters-concerns-by-age-group-us/
Pew Research Center. "Level of concern about the potential effect of made-up news and information during the 2020 presidential election in the United States, by age group." Chart. February 19, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1129871/fake-news-influence-on-voters-concerns-by-age-group-us/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Level of concern about the potential effect of made-up news and information during the 2020 presidential election in the United States, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1129871/fake-news-influence-on-voters-concerns-by-age-group-us/
Pew Research Center. "Level of Concern about The Potential Effect of Made-up News and Information during The 2020 Presidential Election in The United States, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Feb 2020, /statistics/1129871/fake-news-influence-on-voters-concerns-by-age-group-us/
Pew Research Center, Level of concern about the potential effect of made-up news and information during the 2020 presidential election in the United States, by age group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1129871/fake-news-influence-on-voters-concerns-by-age-group-us/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Level of concern about the potential effect of made-up news and information during the 2020 presidential election in the United States, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1129871/fake-news-influence-on-voters-concerns-by-age-group-us/
