False news in the U.S.

Statistics report on false news in the U.S.

False news in the U.S.

This report has been compiled to provide statistical information about false news in the United States. The report gives an overview of news consumption followed by insights into consumer behavior and attitudes, and also explores trust in news media, perceived credibility of news sources, and the links between false information and social media.

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News consumption overview

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  • Premium Statistic Leading online news brands in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Most popular news platforms in the U.S. 2022, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Leading sources for consuming offline news in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading social networks used for news in the U.S. 2019-2023
  • Basic Statistic Frequency of social media news consumption in the U.S. 2020-2022

Consumer attitudes

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  • Premium Statistic Government intervention on false news in the U.S. 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Tech company intervention on false news U.S. 2018-2023
  • Basic Statistic Attitudes to entity responsible for stopping misinformation U.S. 2022, by politics
  • Premium Statistic Gen Z and millennials attitudes to misinformation in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Gen Z and millennials misinformation concerns in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Gen Z and millennials on problems with the news industry in the U.S. 2022

News media trust and credibility

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  • Premium Statistic Trust in media worldwide 2021-2023
  • Premium Statistic Perceived objectivity of mass media in the U.S. 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Perceived objectivity of mass media in the U.S. 2019-2023, by political affiliation
  • Premium Statistic Trust in national and local news in the U.S. 2016-2022
  • Basic Statistic Trust in selected news sources in the U.S. 2022, by generation
  • Basic Statistic Credibility of major news organizations in the U.S. 2017-2022

False news and social media

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults on trusting social media platforms 2022, by reason
  • Basic Statistic Accuracy of news on social media in the U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. alt-social media news consumers on freedom of speech and false information 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. opinion on misleading health information removal from social media 2022

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