PEW RESEARCH CENTER – 19/02/2020
MARK JURKOWITZ AND AMY MITCHELL
High level of concern about potential effect of made-up news on the electionIn what could be considered consensus these days, a very large percentage of Americans (82%) say they are either “very” or “somewhat” concerned about the potential impact of made-up news on the 2020 presidential election. Nearly half (48%) place themselves in the highest category of being very concerned, according to a new analysis of data from Pew Research Center’s Election News Pathways project. Concern is highest among people who follow political news most closely, older adults and those who display more knowledge about politics in general. The least concerned are those who don’t follow political news closely at all, people with the least knowledge about political affairs and the youngest adults.