21% of COVID-19 Facebook posts linking to news organizations shared local news outlets | Pew Research Center

June 23, 2020

2. News organizations were most prominent source in COVID-19 content shared in public Facebook spaces

21% of COVID-19 Facebook posts linking to news organizations shared local news outlets

21% of COVID-19 Facebook posts linking to news organizations shared local news outlets

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21% of COVID-19 Facebook posts linking to news organizations shared local news outlets

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2. News organizations were most prominent source in COVID-19 content shared in public Facebook spaces
News organizations – especially TV and digital native outlets – played largest role in COVID-19 posts on Facebook
21% of COVID-19 Facebook posts linking to news organizations shared local news outlets
COVID-19 posts linking to news organizations received highest engagement
Majority of COVID-19 Facebook posts linked to news organizations in four of 10 public space subject categories