Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 28, 2021
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June 28, 2021: Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters think it's likely that U.S. government officials actively tried to cover up the possibility that COVID-19 was created in a Wuhan, China, laboratory. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 26% consider it unlikely, and 17% are not sure.[1]
That total includes 35% who say it's very likely and 11% who think it's not at all likely.[1]
Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republicans consider a cover-up to be at least somewhat likely. Independent voters, by a 52% to 22% margin, tend to agree. Democrats are more evenly divided: 45% believe U.S. government officials may have actively engaged in a cover-up, while 39% disagree.[1]
The survey also found that 56% of all voters think it's likely that the Chinese government intentionally created the coronavirus as a biological weapon. Twenty-nine percent (29%) disagree, and 16% are not sure.[1]
Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republicans think it's likely that the coronavirus was developed intentionally. Independent voters, by a 45% to 30% margin, agree. Democrats are evenly divided: 43% say it's likely the virus was intentionally created, while 42% consider that unlikely.[1]
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