Misinformation

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

48% of US adults say the government should restrict false information online, even if it means losing some freedom to access/publish content.

Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to say prosecuting those who broke in on Jan. 6 is very important and that penalties for them will likely be less severe than they should be.

The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.

A plurality of experts think sweeping societal change will make life worse for most people. Still, a portion believe things will be better in a ‘tele-everything’ world.

Roughly half of Americans or more were able to correctly identify whether three of the six sources asked about do their own reporting.

Here are five facts about how much Americans have heard about the QAnon conspiracy theories and their views about them.

59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.

Biden supporters are more likely than Trump supporters to be confident their news sources will make the right call in announcing a winner. And partisans remain worlds apart on how well the U.S. has controlled the coronavirus outbreak.

Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today.