Mark Jurkowitz

U.S. adults in this group are less likely to get the facts right about COVID-19 and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims.

Those ages 18 to 29 differ from older Americans in their news consumption habits and in their responses to major news events and coverage.

After three months of news and information, 64% of U.S. adults say the CDC mostly gets the facts about the outbreak right; 30% say the same about President Trump and his administration.

Among black Americans, 72% say coverage has been good or excellent and 85% say Trump’s message has been completely or mostly wrong.

Black adults were much more likely than whites and somewhat more likely than Hispanic adults to frequently discuss the pandemic with others.

With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.

People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.

The percentage who say journalists have exaggerated the risks of the outbreak has decreased notably in recent weeks.

More than two-thirds of adults ages 65 or older said they were following news of the pandemic very closely.