Pinched from Crikey today.
Some would argue Fox News devotees aren’t the sharpest tools in the American news shed - and now we have the empirical data to prove it. A survey conducted by World Public Opinion, a project initiated by the University of Maryland, has found Fox News viewers are "significantly more misinformed than consumers of news from other sources". So Glenn Beck isn’t a wellspring of informed enlightenment?
Participants were quizzed on several leading US news items, with their responses measured against the facts. Here are just a few choice misnomers, as propagated by the Fox News crew:
* 60% believe climate change is not occurring
* 63% believe Obama was not born in the US (or that it is unclear)
* 72% believe the economy is getting worse
* 91% believe the stimulus legislation lost jobs
* 72% believe the health reform law will increase the deficit.
Interestingly, the study also found that regular exposure to Fox News doesn’t just erode your intelligence, but also threatens the public’s collective IQ by giving misinformed views greater momentum. So, what are our treatment options? High doses of hummus and Omega-3 fatty acids, as part of a strictly Palin-free diet plan.
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