Seriousness - Misinformation spread on social media (October 2020)

Seriousness - Misinformation spread on social media (October 2020)

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Extremely serious62%
Somewhat serious20%
Not too serious9%
Not at all serious4%
Don't know5%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely serious65%51%61%
Somewhat serious22%18%18%
Not too serious6%11%11%
Not at all serious3%6%5%
Don't know4%15%4%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely serious69%61%64%
Somewhat serious25%25%20%
Not too serious5%6%7%
Not at all serious1%2%4%
Don't know0%6%4%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely serious61%57%63%
Somewhat serious12%26%19%
Not too serious14%11%10%
Not at all serious7%3%5%
Don't know5%2%4%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely serious69%52%62%
Somewhat serious18%26%17%
Not too serious7%9%11%
Not at all serious3%5%5%
Don't know3%8%5%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely serious56%71%79%
Somewhat serious25%19%9%
Not too serious11%5%7%
Not at all serious2%3%3%
Don't know6%3%1%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely serious61%57%67%
Somewhat serious18%18%16%
Not too serious8%19%5%
Not at all serious10%4%3%
Don't know3%1%9%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely serious67%43%60%
Somewhat serious17%25%24%
Not too serious9%11%8%
Not at all serious4%6%3%
Don't know3%15%6%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely serious59%64%
Somewhat serious19%20%
Not too serious11%8%
Not at all serious5%3%
Don't know5%5%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely serious61%59%68%
Somewhat serious18%23%14%
Not too serious11%10%7%
Not at all serious5%4%4%
Don't know5%4%7%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely serious54%59%65%66%
Somewhat serious24%18%18%22%
Not too serious11%11%10%5%
Not at all serious6%5%3%3%
Don't know5%7%4%5%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely serious84%56%62%55%66%65%
Somewhat serious4%21%17%24%22%16%
Not too serious5%11%10%12%6%12%
Not at all serious0%3%8%1%4%4%
Don't know6%9%3%8%2%4%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely serious62%50%70%70%
Somewhat serious18%29%12%15%
Not too serious12%7%9%5%
Not at all serious3%5%3%5%
Don't know4%8%6%5%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Extremely serious62%57%76%41%
Somewhat serious20%23%13%19%
Not too serious9%11%6%18%
Not at all serious5%4%4%3%
Don't know4%5%1%19%

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