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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 12, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
May 12, 2022: Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters are more worried about the federal government deciding what information and news should be allowed than they are about disinformation and fake news. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 28% are more worried about disinformation and fake news, and 13% are not sure.
The survey also found that 48% of voters believe that the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board will be used primarily to silence opposing views. Twenty-four percent (24%) believe it will be politically neutral, and 28% are not sure.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on April 28-30, 2022. Fieldwork 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 +/- 2.8 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.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- May 11, 2022-51% of voters say the worst of the pandemic is behind us
- May 10, 2022-80% of voters say that individual Americans should be allowed to purchase any health insurance product approved by their state’s health insurance commissioner
- May 9, 2022-77% of voters say that requiring healthcare providers to disclose all costs before providing services would make our healthcare system better
- May 6, 2022-39% of voters believe the benefits of government are worth the costs and regulations they impose
- May 5, 2022-37% of voters believe the law should be changed so that every working American pays income taxes
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