The Pew Research Center report found 68 percent said
they used social networks for news, with 20 percent saying they got information "often" from those services including Facebook and Twitter.
The percentages were largely unchanged from a year ago despite heightened scrutiny over misinformation and manipulation of online platforms, including by foreign actors.
More than half of those surveyed—57 percent—said they expect the news they see on social media to be "largely inaccurate," according to Pew.
Still, most respondents said getting news this way has made little difference in their understanding of current events—36 percent said it helped their understanding of current events while 15 percent said it made them "more confused."
The survey comes with social networks under intense scrutiny as they become more important "gatekeepers" of news, with President Donald Trump and his allies recently accusing tech firms of political bias.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-americans-news-social-media-survey.html#jCp
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