Americans’ views of 2024 election news

Most Americans are following the election closely, though roughly half say it’s hard to know what’s true

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Bar chart showing most say they see inaccurate news about the 2024 presidential election at least somewhat often and roughly half say it’s difficult to determine what’s true and what’s not

As Americans navigate the abundance of information about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, many of them are seeing news they think is inaccurate — and having a hard time distinguishing fact from fiction.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that about three-quarters of U.S. adults (73%) say they have seen inaccurate news coverage about the election at least somewhat often, including 37% who have seen this kind of information extremely or very often.

About half of Americans (52%) say they generally find it difficult to determine what is true and what is not when getting news about the election. And 28% separately say that it’s been difficult for them to find reliable information about the presidential election.

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