The question was asked as follows: "Thinking specifically about the news or information about climate change you saw, read, or heard in the last week that you believe to be false or misleading. Where did you see, read, or hear this?"
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Opinion on climate change misinformation occurrences in the U.S. 2023, by medium
According to a survey carried out in August 2023 in the U.S., almost a quarter of respondents thought they came across false or misleading information about climate change online. Furthermore, only ** percent of the interviewees said they encountered such news on TV.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (November 13, 2023). Share of people who think they came across false or misleading information about climate change in the U.S. in 2023, by media type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1490059/opinion-climate-change-media-misinformation-occurrence-by-type-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of people who think they came across false or misleading information about climate change in the U.S. in 2023, by media type." Chart. November 13, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1490059/opinion-climate-change-media-misinformation-occurrence-by-type-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Share of people who think they came across false or misleading information about climate change in the U.S. in 2023, by media type. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1490059/opinion-climate-change-media-misinformation-occurrence-by-type-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of People Who Think They Came across False or Misleading Information about Climate Change in The U.S. in 2023, by Media Type." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 13 Nov 2023, /statistics/1490059/opinion-climate-change-media-misinformation-occurrence-by-type-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of people who think they came across false or misleading information about climate change in the U.S. in 2023, by media type ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1490059/opinion-climate-change-media-misinformation-occurrence-by-type-usa/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Share of people who think they came across false or misleading information about climate change in the U.S. in 2023, by media type [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1490059/opinion-climate-change-media-misinformation-occurrence-by-type-usa/