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53%
53% -- share getting news from social media for US adults (2025)
53% of Americans get some or all of their news from social media sites according to Pew Research Center.
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53%
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2025
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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Pew Research Center
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https://mediaplussea.com/m-in-the-news-misinformation-is-exploding-and-your-brand-is-next/ ↗
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Misinformation is everywhere! Marketers must know the what and why of it to respond when bog…
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US adults: 53% share getting news from social media. Source: Pew Research Center (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-news-from-social-media-53pct
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