.....that despite best efforts much, much, more censorship, narrative management, and re-education is urgently needed. Apparently more than 1 in 3 Americans believe a ‘deep state’ is working to undermine Trump!
According to an Ipsos/NPR poll: "Despite these concerns, there are signs that misinformation, most prominently around COVID-19, QAnon, and recent Black Lives Matter protests, is becoming more mainstream. -Specifically, a plurality of Americans (40%) believe it is true that COVID-19 was created in a lab in China – more answered true than false. There is no indication this is true. -Moreover, fewer than half (47%) are able to correctly identify that this statement is false: “A group of Satan-worshipping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media.” Thirty-seven percent are unsure whether this theory backed by QAnon is true or false, and 17% believe it to be true. -Nearly half (47%) believe the majority of protests this summer were violent, while just 38% correctly indicated that this is a false statement. -Both partisanship and education play a role in belief of these events. Both Democrats and college-educated Americans answered more statements correctly than Republicans, Independents, or those without a college degree. -More than one in three Americans believe in the existence of a so-called “deep state;” however, most accept the results of the election and want to see a peaceful transition. -Thirty-nine percent of Americans agree there is a deep state working to undermine President Trump – another tenet of QAnon. This belief is driven primarily by Republicans and FOX News viewers (a majority of both groups agree with this), though nearly half of white men and rural residents (49% each) agree as well."
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According to an Ipsos/NPR poll:
"Despite these concerns, there are signs that misinformation, most prominently around COVID-19, QAnon, and recent Black Lives Matter protests, is becoming more mainstream.
-Specifically, a plurality of Americans (40%) believe it is true that COVID-19 was created in a lab in China – more answered true than false. There is no indication this is true.
-Moreover, fewer than half (47%) are able to correctly identify that this statement is false: “A group of Satan-worshipping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media.” Thirty-seven percent are unsure whether this theory backed by QAnon is true or false, and 17% believe it to be true.
-Nearly half (47%) believe the majority of protests this summer were violent, while just 38% correctly indicated that this is a false statement.
-Both partisanship and education play a role in belief of these events. Both Democrats and college-educated Americans answered more statements correctly than Republicans, Independents, or those without a college degree.
-More than one in three Americans believe in the existence of a so-called “deep state;” however, most accept the results of the election and want to see a peaceful transition.
-Thirty-nine percent of Americans agree there is a deep state working to undermine President Trump – another tenet of QAnon. This belief is driven primarily by Republicans and FOX News viewers (a majority of both groups agree with this), though nearly half of white men and rural residents (49% each) agree as well."
https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/npr-misinformation-123020