This statistic presents data on the perception of the level of bias on social media amongst consumers in the United States as of March 2018, by political party. During the survey, both Republican and Independent respondents stated that they believed 83 percent of the news on social media to be biased.
Perceived level of bias of news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by political party
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Gallup. (June 25, 2018). Perceived level of bias of news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874873/social-media-bias-perceptions-political-party/
Gallup. "Perceived level of bias of news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by political party." Chart. June 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874873/social-media-bias-perceptions-political-party/
Gallup. (2018). Perceived level of bias of news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874873/social-media-bias-perceptions-political-party/
Gallup. "Perceived Level of Bias of News on Social Media in The United States as of May 2018, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874873/social-media-bias-perceptions-political-party/
Gallup, Perceived level of bias of news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by political party Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874873/social-media-bias-perceptions-political-party/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Perceived level of bias of news on social media in the United States as of May 2018, by political party [Graph], Gallup, June 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874873/social-media-bias-perceptions-political-party/