A study held in the United States in March 2020 revealed that 62 percent of responding adults felt that the media has greatly or at least slightly exaggerated news about the coronavirus pandemic. Opinions varied according to political standpoint, with just 49 percent of Democrats or left-leaning audiences feeling that the news about COVID-19 had been exaggerated by the media, compared to 77 percent of Republican or right-leaning news consumers.
Share of adults who think the media has exaggerated news about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation
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Pew Research Center. (March 18, 2020). Share of adults who think the media has exaggerated news about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105093/coronavirus-news-opinion-by-politics-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who think the media has exaggerated news about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation." Chart. March 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105093/coronavirus-news-opinion-by-politics-us/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults who think the media has exaggerated news about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105093/coronavirus-news-opinion-by-politics-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Think The Media Has Exaggerated News about The Coronavirus Outbreak in The United States as of March 2020, by Political Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105093/coronavirus-news-opinion-by-politics-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who think the media has exaggerated news about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105093/coronavirus-news-opinion-by-politics-us/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Share of adults who think the media has exaggerated news about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105093/coronavirus-news-opinion-by-politics-us/