The vast majority of Republicans and Democrats think misinformation is fueling hate crimes and political extremism, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, which found nearly three-fourths of voters view false information as a “major problem.”
Some 72% of Republicans and 85% of Democrats believe misinformation is leading to a spike in hate crimes, including violence motivated by race, religion or gender, while 80% of Democrats and 70% of GOP voters believe false information is causing more extreme political views as well.
Almost all Americans—91%—think misinformation is a problem, while 70% of voters are worried they’re exposed to it, according to the survey, which was conducted among 1,003 votes from September 9 to 12.
About three-fourths of voters said they had avoided sharing a post on social media because they didn’t want to contribute to the spread of misinformation, while 50% said they decline to share posts most of the time to avoid perpetuating false information.
Some 50% say the false information is sparking distrust of the government.
As many as 650,000. That’s how many Facebook posts between Election Day and January 6 promoted false claims suggesting the 2020 presidential election was illegitimate, or about 10,000 posts a day, according to one ProPublica and Washington Post investigation.
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