Our new report on #COVID vaccine misinformation trends is out. We look at shifts in beliefs across demographics and find links to trust in science, government, and media. Many who believe false claims are aware they contradict science. covidstates.org #fakenews (1/7) 
After a year, we see 16% of Americans still hold vaccine misperceptions, 46% are uncertain about false vaccine claims. Misperceptions are most prevalent among age 25-44, parents, those who didn’t go to college, and Republicans. osf.io/9ua2x/ (2/7)
Misinfo beliefs improve over time, but in strikingly different ways based on socioeconomic status. Ppl with high income and graduate degrees see huge drops in believing false claims, those in the lowest income and education categories see no change. osf.io/9ua2x/ (3/7)
A third of the people who believe vaccine misinformation do know that it has been rejected by scientists and medical experts. And, over 20% of Americans know scientists reject some claims, but are still not sure whether to believe them. osf.io/9ua2x/ (4/7)
Americans who believe COVID vaccine misinformation tend to be more vaccine-resistant. They are also more likely to distrust the government, media, science, and medicine. That pattern is reversed with regard to trust in Fox News and Donald Trump. osf.io/9ua2x/ (5/7)
We also find the more people think they know about #COVID vaccines, the more likely they are to believe misinformation. Yes, you read that one right. People who say they are vaccine experts are overwhelmingly more likely to hold misperceptions. osf.io/9ua2x/ (6/7)
This is report #82 by our great COVID States team (covidstates.org): @davidlazer, @matthewabaum, @royperlis, @MauSantillana, @_Jon_Green, @klunztrujillo, @safar_a_c, @hqu, @Atauslu, @CarolinePippert, and others including off-Twitter members Jamie Druckman & Alexi Quintana
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