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  • Correcting misperceptions

    Issue % Incorrect answers after seeing correction % Incorrect answers before seeing correction Welfare 31.3 53.5 China debt 45.4 67 Social Security 29.7 39.3

    April 27, 2015
  • The impact of fact checking on reputation

    No fact check Text-only fact check Text and rating fact check Non-political speaker 39.21 32.78 30.88 Politician 42.08 39.73 40.25

    April 14, 2015
  • Men and women worry about different aspects of online privacy

    Concern Women Men Steal my identity or financial information 56% 60% People will learn too much about my personal life 52% 41% Someone will use [...]

    March 9, 2015
  • Within the Millennial generation, social networking varies by age

    Social network 18-21 22-24 25-29 30-34 Facebook 55% 64% 58% 50% YouTube 33% 39% 26% 16% Instagram 32% 36% 23% 14% Twitter 19% 14% 11% [...]

    March 9, 2015
  • Over half of Millennials pay more attention to and control their privacy settings compared to in the past

    Change in behavior Percent of Millenials Pay more attention to privacy settings 52% Remove embarrassing information or photos 37% Tailored use to different platforms 36% [...]

    March 9, 2015
  • Millennials explore contrary opinions found through social media

    Response Percent of Millennials Always or often 26% Sometimes 47% Rarely or never 26% Refused 1%

    March 9, 2015
  • Millennials encounter a wide mix of opinions in social media

    Response Percent of Millennials Mostly similar opinions 12% Even mix of similar and different opinions 70% Mostly different opinions 16% Refused 2%

    March 9, 2015
  • The main reasons Millennials turn to Facebook vs. Twitter

    Reason Facebook Twitter See what friends are talking about 76% 36% Find things that entertain them 58% 40% Look for interesting articles or links posted [...]

    March 9, 2015
  • Facebook dominates as a social media platform for news and information

    Social network Used daily Used occassionally Facebook 57% 31% YouTube 29% 54% Instagram 26% 23% Twitter 13% 21% Pinterest 10% 25% Reddit 8% 15% Tumblr [...]

    March 9, 2015
  • Millennials who worry about privacy are most concerned that someone will steal their identity or financial information

    Concern Percent of Millennials Steal my identity or financial information 58% People will learn too much about my personal life 46% Big companies selling my [...]

    March 9, 2015
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