Few Americans feel more affected by media manipulation than others
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Dec. 3 to 8, 2025, 15% of Americans said they feel more or much more affected by media manipulation than others.
About half said they feel less or much less affected than others (49%), while 36% said they feel about the same.
Topline distribution
15% of Americans feel more affected by media manipulation than others.
Compared to others, how affected do you feel by media manipulation?
n = 1,000 · Dec 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full 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 | Dec 3–8, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | soc_pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic
Compared to others, how affected do you feel by media manipulation?
Cite this question
Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.