B
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50%
50% -- share of americans trusting social media for coronavirus info for American consumers (2020)
50% of Americans trust social media for coronavirus information.
- Data cited from a secondary roundup of articles referencing a survey of 1,000 people
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50%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2020
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1,000
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
fischtankpr.com
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Tier C
https://www.fischtankpr.com/blog/media-trust-coronavirus/ ↗
Source Article
Media Trust and the Coronavirus: Recap
It is very difficult to discuss the public’s trust in the media without delving into a political discussion. This is now more evident than ever, as the coronavirus created the opportunity for an increased number of misinformation campaigns designed to confuse and create social division. For the sake…
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fischtankpr.com
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Survey of 1,000 people referenced in PR roundup
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American consumers: 50% share of americans trusting social media for coronavirus info. Source: fischtankpr.com (2020). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-trust-social-media-coronavirus-info
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