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How Americans Get News from Social Media

July 12, 2024

Americans encounter news content on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter,) although they aren’t necessarily looking for it. X is the leading platform of the four that users cite “keeping up with the news” as a reason to visit.  

Other news trends by platform: 

• More people report seeing humor or opinion posts about current events than report seeing news articles.
• Those who regularly get news from FB or Instagram report receiving it primarily from family and friends. On TikTok. it's from influencers and on X, it’s news organizations or journalists.
• Most news consumers say they sometimes see news content that seems inaccurate. 
• Generally, Republicans are most skeptical of news they find on FB and Dems say the same about X.

Read more from the Pew Research study here.