17 Nov 2003 @ 4:36 PM 

Shamelessly stolen from Jason.

Current.org | News viewers’ perceptions

The University of Maryland’s Program on International Policy Attitudes surveyed a bunch of people and asked them to tell whether these three statements were true or false:

  • Iraq was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks or proven to be supporting al-Qaeda.
  • Weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq.
  • International popular opinion favored the U.S. war against Iraq.

All three are false. But two-thirds of about 3,000 respondants said at least one was true. How likely you were to be suckered depended on your primary source of news:

  • Fox — 80%
  • CBS — 71%
  • ABC — 61%
  • NBC — 55%
  • CNN — 55%
  • Print media — 47%
  • PBS/NPR — 23%

If you watch Fox News, you’re almost four times as likely to believe false things than if your primary news sources are public broadcasting.

Posted By: Gary
Last Edit: 17 Nov 2003 @ 04:36 PM

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