# Few Americans think news coverage often reflects what's really happening

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## Reading

Relatively few Americans think news coverage regularly captures what's happening on the ground. Just 21% say it reflects reality most of the time, and 6% say all of the time, according to an April 2023 Verasight survey.

The largest share (38%) say coverage reflects reality only sometimes. About a quarter (26%) say it rarely does so, though accurately on occasion, and 10% say it never does.

## Topline

How much do you think news coverage in America accurately represents current situations on the ground?

Few Americans think news coverage often reflects what's really happening.

- Sometimes: 37.7%
- Rarely, but it is accurate sometimes: 25.5%
- Most of the time: 20.8%
- Never: 10.4%
- All of the time: 5.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults who completed both waves of the survey
- Field dates: 2023-04-19 → 2023-04-27
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.6%
- Module: MPSA 2023 Omnibus Survey #2023-032
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

MPSA 2023 Omnibus Survey #2023-032, fielded April 19-27, 2023, N=1,000 United States adults who completed both waves of the survey, +/- 3.6%.

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