# Few Americans feel more affected by media manipulation than others

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## Reading

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

Compared to others, how affected do you feel by media manipulation?

15% of Americans feel more affected by media manipulation than others.

- About the same: 36.0%
- Less affected: 28.0%
- Much less affected: 21.5%
- More affected: 9.6%
- Much more affected: 4.9%

## 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: soc_pol
- 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#personal-impact-of-media-manipulation](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#personal-impact-of-media-manipulation)

## 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#personal-impact-of-media-manipulation](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#personal-impact-of-media-manipulation)