# Americans guess about half the country shares their core beliefs

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Dec. 3-8, 2025, a quarter of Americans (25%) estimate that 41% to 60% of people share their beliefs about what it means for a statement to be true.

Nearly as many (23%) put the share higher, between 61% and 80%, while 12% guess 21% to 40%, 9% say 81% to 100%, and 4% think it is 20% or lower. The remainder do not venture a number: 17% understand the question but are not sure, and 11% say they do not understand it.

## Topline

What percentage of people do you think share your beliefs about what it means for a statement to be "true"?

Americans guess about half the country shares their core beliefs.

- 41% - 60%: 24.6%
- 61% - 80%: 23.1%
- I understand the question, but I'm not sure: 16.6%
- 21% - 40%: 11.6%
- I don't understand the question: 10.6%
- 81% - 100%: 9.4%
- 0% - 20%: 4.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: tech_behavior
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#beliefs-on-truth-interpretation](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#beliefs-on-truth-interpretation)

## Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#beliefs-on-truth-interpretation](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#beliefs-on-truth-interpretation)