Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 18, 2023
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April 18, 2023: Seventy-seven percent (77%) of voters are at least somewhat worried about free speech being used to spread disinformation and fake news, including 35% who are Very Worried. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found, however, that 58% are more concerned about the government deciding what information and news should be allowed than they are about disinformation and fake news.
The survey also found that 73% are confident they can recognize disinformation and fake news when they see it in the media. Just 26% believe that most Americans can do the same.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on April 4-5, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
How worried are you about free speech being used to spread disinformation and fake news?
- 35%-Very worried
- 42%-Somewhat worried
- 13%-Not very worried
- 8%-Not at all worried
- 2%-Not sure
Which worries you more: disinformation and fake news or the federal government deciding what information and news should be allowed?
- 36%-Disinformation and fake news
- 58%-Federal government deciding what information and news should be allowed
- 6%-Not sure
How confident are you that you can recognize disinformation and fake news when you see it in the media?
- 21%-Very confident
- 52%-Somewhat confident
- 19%-Not very confident
- 3%-Not at all confident
- 5%-Not sure
Are most Americans able to recognize disinformation and fake news when they see it in the media?
- 26%-Yes
- 50%-No
- 24%-Not sure
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