American voters were quizzed on their knowledge of issues and facts raised in the 2010 midterm elections, in a survey by World Public Opinion, a project managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland.
Respondents were also asked where they get their news from: Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, newspapers, network TV news, public broadcasting.
The survey found that "substantial levels of misinformation were present in the daily consumers of all news sources." But Fox News viewers were significantly more likely to be misinformed than those who get their news from other sources. And, greater exposure to Fox News increased the degree to which viewers were misinformed.
This is not simply a matter of partisan bias. People who vote Democratic and watched Fox News were also more likely to be misinformed than those who did not watch it – though by a lesser margin than those who vote Republican. Those who got their news from NPR, CNN, or MSNBC were better informed on most – but not all – of the issues in the survey.
We've presented the 11 questions just as the survey asked them. How well informed are you?
NOTE: All these questions have fact based answers on the site
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1. Is it your impression that most economists who have studied it estimate that the stimulus legislation:
A: Saved or created several million jobs
B: Saved or created a few jobs
C: Caused job losses
2. Is it your impression that among economists who have estimated the effect of the health reform law on the federal budget deficit over the next ten years:
A: More think it will increase the deficit
B: More think it will not increase the deficit
C: Views are evenly divided
3. As you know, the American economy had a major downturn starting in the fall of 2008. Do you think that now the American economy is:
A: Starting to recover
B: Still getting worse
4. Do you think that MOST SCIENTISTS believe that:
A: Climate change is occurring
B: Climate change is not occurring
C: Views are evenly divided
5. Is it your impression that the government bailout of banks and financial institutions, also known as TARP, was passed and signed into law under:
A: President Barack Obama
B: President George W. Bush
6. Is it your impression that the bailout program for Chrysler and General Motors occurred under:
A: President George W. Bush
B: President Barack Obama
C: Both Presidents
7. As you may know, during the election campaign, some people said that the US Chamber of Commerce was spending large amounts of money it had raised from foreign sources to support Republican candidates and attack Democratic candidates. Is it your impression that:
A: This was not proven to be true
B: This was proven to be true
8. Is it your impression that the stimulus legislation:
A: Did not include any tax cuts
B: Included some tax cuts
9.
since January 2009 have your Federal income taxes:
A: Gone up
B: Gone down
C: Stayed the same
10. What is your impression of what the Obama administration has done in regard to the number of US troops in Afghanistan?
A: Increased them
B: Decreased them
C: Kept them the same
11. As you may know, some people have suggested that President Obama was not born in the United States. Do you think:
A: Obama was not born in the US
B: Obama was born in the US
C: It is not clear whether obama was born in the US or not
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/1221/Are-you-smarter-than-a-Fox-News-viewer-How-about-a-CNN-viewer-Take-our-quiz-to-find-out/Are-you-smarter-than-a-Fox-News-viewer-How-about-a-CNN-viewer-Take-our-quiz-to-find-out
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