This statistic presents data on the perception of the level of bias in the news seen on social media amongst consumers in the United States as of March 2018. During the survey, 66 percent of consumers stated that they believed 76% or more of the news on social media to be biased.
Perceived level of bias of the news seen on social media in the United States as of March 2018
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Gallup. (June 25, 2018). Perceived level of bias of the news seen on social media in the United States as of March 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874843/social-media-bias-perceptions/
Gallup. "Perceived level of bias of the news seen on social media in the United States as of March 2018." Chart. June 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874843/social-media-bias-perceptions/
Gallup. (2018). Perceived level of bias of the news seen on social media in the United States as of March 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874843/social-media-bias-perceptions/
Gallup. "Perceived Level of Bias of The News Seen on Social Media in The United States as of March 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874843/social-media-bias-perceptions/
Gallup, Perceived level of bias of the news seen on social media in the United States as of March 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874843/social-media-bias-perceptions/ (last visited October 18, 2024)
Perceived level of bias of the news seen on social media in the United States as of March 2018 [Graph], Gallup, June 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/874843/social-media-bias-perceptions/