1/ The nonprofit @Avaaz commissioned SurveyUSA to examine the extent to which mis- & disinformation is being spread on social media, the extent to which it is believed, and the degree to which voters feel social media platforms are obligated to address it. surveyusa.com/client/PollPri…
2/ It is devastating.
• 85% of voters saw the lie that mail-in voting will lead to fraud in their news feeds, and 35% said they believe it
• 48% of voters saw the false claim that “Joe Biden is a pedophile”, with 19% believing it true. 64% of the exposed saw it on Facebook.
• 85% of voters saw the lie that mail-in voting will lead to fraud in their news feeds, and 35% said they believe it
• 48% of voters saw the false claim that “Joe Biden is a pedophile”, with 19% believing it true. 64% of the exposed saw it on Facebook.
3/
• 53% of registered voters read the false claim that “George Floyd died from an overdose of drugs” (that he was not killed by the police) with 18% believing this to be true.
• 65% of respondents who saw the claim reported seeing it on Facebook.
• 53% of registered voters read the false claim that “George Floyd died from an overdose of drugs” (that he was not killed by the police) with 18% believing this to be true.
• 65% of respondents who saw the claim reported seeing it on Facebook.
4/ The poll also shows that two thirds of voters support a call for Facebook to provide corrections when users are exposed to election-related misinformation that is subsequently proven false by fact-checkers.
More from @Avaaz here:
bit.ly/USElectionsInf…
More from @Avaaz here:
bit.ly/USElectionsInf…
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