This graph shows the share of U.S. social networking site users who said they had learned via social posts that their friends' political views were different than they had thought. The responses are differentiated by the political stance of participants. In 2012, 52 percent of liberal social network users found that someone's beliefs were different than they thought, based on something their friends had posted on social networking sites.
Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance
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Pew Research Center. (March 12, 2012). Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance." Chart. March 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Social Media Users Who Learnt via Social Posts That Their Friends Political Views Were Different than They Had Thought in 2012, by Political Stance." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/ (last visited May 27, 2022)