hurley symposium 2017 fake news survey
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Welcome!Mike McKean, Associate Director
Survey InsightsMike McKean, Associate Director
• MTurk, January 2017
• MTurk, January 2017
• 266 American adults
• MTurk, January 2017
• 266 American adults
• Suggestive, not predictive
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5248
I can identify a fake news headline right away
70% confidentLess confident
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61
39
I can identify a fake news headline after a few moments
70% confidentLess confident
We asked, “Which of the following headlines is not
fake news?”
The good news: 40% correctly
identified “Stop Pretending You Don’t
Know Why People Hate Hillary Clinton ”
The bad news: 60% thought one of
these fake news headlines was real:
“Pope Francis Endorses Donald
Trump”(13%)
“Denzel Washington Backs Trump in the
Most Epic Way Possible”
(15%)
“Final Election 2016 Numbers: Trump Won
Both Popular and Electoral College Votes”
(32%)
Sharing Fake News
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66
34
I have never shared a fake news story
70% confidentLess confident
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58
42
I have shared a fake news story by accident
70% confidentLess confident
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54
46
My friends have shared fake news stories
70% confidentLess confident
Survey details at RJIonline.org