# Three-quarters of Americans say fake news is a big problem for teens

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> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted April 9 to 15, 2025, 74% of Americans agreed that the spread of fake news is a big problem among adolescents, who do not generally have the tools to handle it. This includes 39% who strongly agree and 35% who somewhat agree.

About one in twelve disagreed (8%), with 5% who somewhat disagree and 3% who strongly disagree. Another 18% were neutral.

## Topline

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?: "The spread of fake news is a big problem among adolescents, who don’t generally have the tools to handle them."

74% of Americans say fake news is a big problem for teens.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 5 - Strongly agree: 39.5%
- 4 - Somewhat agree: 34.6%
- 3 - Neither agree nor disagree: 17.8%
- 2 - Somewhat disagree: 5.1%
- 1 - Strongly disagree: 3.1%

## 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: 2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: policy
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#fake-news-and-adolescents](https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#fake-news-and-adolescents)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#fake-news-and-adolescents](https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#fake-news-and-adolescents)