3. U.S. adults who mostly rely on social media for political news are often less knowledgeable about current events

Those who rely on social media for news are among the least knowledgeable about key facts during COVID-19 outbreak

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Those who rely on social media for news are among the least knowledgeable about key facts during COVID-19 outbreak
Embed<a href="https://www.journalism.org/2020/07/30/u-s-adults-who-mostly-rely-on-social-media-for-political-news-are-often-less-knowledgeable-about-current-events/pj_2020-07-30_social-media-news_03-02/"><img width="840" height="998" src="https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?w=840" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Chart shows those who rely on social media for news are among the least knowledgeable about key facts during COVID-19 outbreak" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png 840w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=253,300 253w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=768,912 768w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=160,190 160w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=341,405 341w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=200,238 200w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=260,309 260w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=310,368 310w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=420,499 420w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=640,760 640w, https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/PJ_2020.07.30_social-media-news_03-02.png?resize=740,879 740w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /></a>