{"id":169348,"date":"2024-06-12T09:50:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:50:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-06-12T11:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T15:17:44","slug":"how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"563e36\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #563e36;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"361\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_topic.png?w=640\" alt=\"A Facebook livestream of a naturalization ceremony held at New York City's Public Library for the Performing Arts in on April 28, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-169908 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_topic.png 1128w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_topic.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_topic.png?resize=768,433 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_topic.png?resize=1024,577 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_topic.png?resize=718,405 718w, 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\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Facebook livestream of a naturalization ceremony held at New York City&#8217;s Public Library for the Performing Arts in on April 28, 2021. (Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<details data-wp-context=\"{&quot;closeWhenFocusLost&quot;:false,&quot;knightCollectionUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pewresearch.org\\\/collections\\\/pew-knight-initiative\\\/&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/details\" class=\"wp-block-details is-style-pew-knight-co-branded has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-white-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-fe3d8243 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light);border-top-width:1px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light);border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary data-wp-on--click=\"actions.handleSummaryClick\">Pew Knight Initiative<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-24afb64e wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e45698d42be7f81c04346bc92b13d960 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.114), 15px);\">The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71d33df5fe0a5557a359a0a0336848b7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.114), 15px);\">Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed to supporting informed and engaged communities. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/\"><strong>Learn more &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how TikTok users, X (formerly Twitter) users, Instagram users and Facebook users experience news on these platforms. For this analysis, we surveyed 10,287 adult internet users in the United States from March 18 to 24, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who took part in the survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way, nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey was weighted by combining the sample of internet users with data from ATP members who do not use the internet, and weighting the combined dataset to be representative of all U.S. adults by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. The analysis in this report is based on those who use the platforms of interest. For more about how this was done, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/12\/social-media-platforms-news-methodology\/\">refer to the survey methodology<\/a>. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_topline.pdf\">questions used for this report<\/a>, along with responses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/12\/social-media-platforms-news-methodology\/\">the survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media platforms are an important part of the American news diet: Half of U.S. adults say they <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet\/\">get news at least sometimes from social media<\/a> in general. But specific platforms differ widely in structure, content and culture. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that the ways in which Americans encounter news on four major platforms \u2013 TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram \u2013 vary widely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key findings from this study include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169419\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6dbdd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6dbdd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"467\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"Bar chart showing most see some kind of news on social platforms, though fewer cite news as a reason for using them\" class=\"wp-image-169419 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?resize=199,300 199w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?resize=269,405 269w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?resize=200,301 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?resize=260,391 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?resize=310,467 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?resize=420,632 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?resize=160,241 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-01.png?resize=320,482 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Majorities of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok users say keeping up with news is <em>not<\/em> a reason they use the sites.<\/strong> X (formerly Twitter) is the exception to this pattern: Most X users say that keeping up with news is either a major or minor reason they use the platform, and about half say they regularly get news there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Still,<\/strong> <strong>people are seeing news on all four platforms, especially through<\/strong> <strong>opinion- or humor-based content.<\/strong> Majorities of users on all four sites say they see people expressing opinions about current events and funny posts that reference current events. On the whole, more people see these types of posts than news articles or breaking news, although many also see that type of content (particularly on X and Facebook).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>News on each platform comes from a variety of sources. <strong>Those who regularly get news on Facebook and Instagram are more likely than those on TikTok and X<\/strong> <strong>to get news from friends, family and acquaintances.<\/strong> More news consumers get news from influencers or other people they don\u2019t know personally on TikTok than on other platforms. And news outlets or journalists are a more common source of news on X than on any other site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Most news consumers on each of the platforms studied say they at least sometimes see news on the platform that seems inaccurate.<\/strong> This includes roughly a quarter or more on each site who say they extremely or fairly often see inaccurate news.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In general, Democrats tend to be more skeptical than Republicans of the news they see on X, while the reverse is true on Facebook.<\/strong> Among those who regularly get news on X, for example, 42% of Democrats and independents who lean toward the Democratic Party say they often see news there that seems inaccurate, compared with 31% of Republicans and GOP leaners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-callout is-style-420-wide has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-about-this-project\">More about this project<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project was designed to understand how people\u2019s experiences and views <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/06\/07\/life-on-social-media-platforms-in-users-own-words\/\">differ across social media sites and apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey covered <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/01\/31\/americans-social-media-use\/\">four social media platforms<\/a>: TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram. Each platform\u2019s questions were identical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report focuses on news on social media. To learn about how people engage with politics on these platforms, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\">read the companion report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are some of the key findings from a new Pew Research Center survey of about 10,000 U.S. adults conducted in March 2024. This is one of two Pew Research Center reports on habits and attitudes on different social media platforms from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rest of this overview looks at these patterns and other comparisons of the four platforms in more detail. For a closer look at individual platforms, jump to chapters on <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/12\/tiktok-users-experiences-with-news\/\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/x-users-experiences-with-news\/\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/12\/facebook-users-experiences-with-news\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/instagram-users-experiences-with-news\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aside-from-x-most-users-on-each-platform-dont-regularly-get-news-there-but-large-majorities-encounter-news-in-some-form\">Aside from X, most users on each platform don\u2019t regularly get news there, but large majorities encounter news in some form<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News consumption is more common on some sites than others. A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet\/\">2023 Pew Research Center survey<\/a> found that Facebook outpaces all other social media sites as a news source for Americans, with 30% of U.S. adults saying they regularly get news there. Smaller shares regularly get news on Instagram (16%), TikTok (14%) or X (12%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169418\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7dfe0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7dfe0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"630\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?w=504\" alt=\"Bar chart showing among users of each platform, half or fewer say they regularly get news there and only on X do most users say keeping up with news is a reason they use the site\" class=\"wp-image-169418 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=148,300 148w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=504,1024 504w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=199,405 199w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=200,406 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=260,528 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=310,630 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=420,854 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=157,320 157w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-02.png?resize=315,640 315w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some sites are more widely used in general than others. But there also are differences among users in the share who say they regularly get news on each site. According to a new Center survey, half of X users say they regularly get news there, compared with smaller shares on TikTok (40%), Facebook (37%) and Instagram (30%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new survey also asked users of each platform whether keeping up with the news is a major or minor reason they use the platform \u2013 or not a reason at all. X is the only platform on which a majority of users say that getting news is a reason they use it: Roughly two-thirds of X users (65%) say this is the case, including 25% who say keeping up with the news is a <em>major<\/em> reason they use X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer than half of TikTok, Facebook and Instagram users say that getting news is a major or minor reason they use the site. And just 15% of TikTok users, 7% of Facebook users and 8% of Instagram users say it\u2019s a major reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People more frequently cite other reasons for using each platform. To read more about other reasons given for using each platform, read <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\">\u201cHow Americans Navigate Politics on TikTok, X, Facebook &amp; Instagram.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a relatively small portion of users on these platforms say that getting news is a major reason they use them, far more on all platforms say they see news-related content there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinions and humorous content related to news are common on all four platforms. Two-thirds or more of users on each site say they ever see people expressing opinions about current events or funny posts that reference current events. On Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, users are less likely to say they ever see news articles (whether posted, reposted, linked or screenshotted) or information about a breaking news event as it is happening. X is the only platform studied where at least three-quarters of users see all of these types of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering the four different types of news-related content asked about, a large majority of users on all the platforms say they ever see at least one of them. About eight-in-ten Instagram users see at least one of these types of news-related content (82%), as do 90% of TikTok users, 91% of Facebook users and 92% of X users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">X stands out as a place to see breaking news: 75% of users say they see information about breaking news in real time there, compared with smaller shares of users on Facebook (58%), TikTok (55%) and Instagram (44%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169417\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6dcde\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6dcde;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"348\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Bar chart showing across platforms, most users see opinions and funny posts on current events\" class=\"wp-image-169417 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=300,163 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=768,418 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=1024,557 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=745,405 745w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=200,109 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=260,141 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=310,169 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=420,228 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=640,348 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=740,402 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=160,87 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-03.png?resize=320,174 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169416\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f3f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f3f3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"446\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?w=620\" alt=\"Dot chart showing across sites, younger users more likely to see information about breaking news\" class=\"wp-image-169416 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?resize=209,300 209w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?resize=282,405 282w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?resize=200,287 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?resize=260,374 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?resize=310,446 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?resize=420,604 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?resize=160,230 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-04.png?resize=320,460 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">X and Facebook users are the most likely to see news articles on each platform, with 79% of X users and 74% of Facebook users saying they do. Americans who use TikTok (57%) and Instagram (52%) are less likely to report seeing news articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across sites, younger users are much more likely to see information about breaking news. On Instagram, for example, about half of users under 50 say they see breaking news about events as they\u2019re happening (51%), compared with 29% of those 50 and older. And on X, where majorities of both age groups see breaking news on the platform, younger users are still more likely to than older users to see this (79% of users under 50 vs. 69% of those 50 and older).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-types-of-sources-are-americans-getting-news-from-on-social-media-sites\">What types of sources are Americans getting news from on social media sites?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many questions on this survey were asked only of users who say they <em>regularly<\/em> get news on each site. The remainder of this overview looks through this lens to compare the experiences and opinions of these news consumers on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those who regularly get news on each platform \u2013 also described as \u201cnews consumers\u201d \u2013 the types of sources they get that news from differ from platform to platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169415\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e2e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e2e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"371\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Bar chart showing news consumers on Facebook and Instagram are more likely to get news from friends and family; X news consumers more likely to get news from journalists\" class=\"wp-image-169415 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=300,174 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=768,445 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=1024,594 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=699,405 699w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=200,116 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=260,151 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=310,180 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=420,243 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=640,371 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=740,429 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=160,93 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.png?resize=320,186 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook news consumers are the most likely to say they\u2019ve ever gotten news there from friends, family and acquaintances (85%). Most Instagram news consumers (72%) also say they have done this; friends and family are the most common news source for news consumers on both Facebook and Instagram. Americans who say they regularly get news on TikTok (48%) and X (26%) are much less likely to say they have gotten news there from friends, family and acquaintances. This is by far the least common source of information for X news consumers among the types of sources measured in the survey. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of news consumers report getting news from news outlets or journalists on all four sites. X news consumers are the most likely to say this (80%), compared with about two-thirds of news consumers on Facebook (68%), TikTok (67%) and Instagram (65%) who say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok news consumers are more likely than those on other platforms to say they get news from influencers and celebrities, with about two-thirds (68%) saying they ever do this. A majority of those who regularly get news on Instagram (59%) say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are only modest differences across the platforms in the share who get news from advocacy or nonprofit organizations: Around half on each site say they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While over half of news consumers on all four sites say they ever get news from other people they don\u2019t know personally (beyond those previously mentioned), those on TikTok (84%) and X (75%) are especially likely to say this. For TikTok news consumers, these types of accounts are the most common news source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of these sources are more likely to be used by different groups regardless of what platform they are using. For example, Democratic news consumers on most sites are more likely than their Republican counterparts to get news from advocacy or nonprofit organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"republicans-more-skeptical-of-information-on-facebook-democrats-more-skeptical-toward-x\">Republicans more skeptical of information on Facebook, Democrats more skeptical toward X<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169414\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5dadc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5dadc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"696\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?w=456\" alt=\"Bar chart showing most news consumers on each site say they at least sometimes see inaccurate news there and about three-quarters of Facebook and Instagram news consumers say the platforms influence the news they see\" class=\"wp-image-169414 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=134,300 134w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=456,1024 456w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=181,405 181w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=200,449 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=260,583 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=310,696 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=420,942 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=143,320 143w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-06.png?resize=285,640 285w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/02\/07\/many-americans-find-value-in-getting-news-on-social-media-but-concerns-about-inaccuracy-have-risen\/\">broader concerns about the accuracy of information on social media<\/a>, most news consumers on each of the four major social media platforms studied say they at least sometimes see news on the platform that seems inaccurate. This includes roughly a quarter or more on each site who say they extremely or fairly often see inaccurate news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News consumers on X (37%) and Facebook (33%) are the most likely to say they often see news that seems inaccurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans also largely see social media platforms as influencing which news stories they see there to at least some extent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three-quarters of news consumers on Facebook (74%) and Instagram (72%) \u2013 both owned by Meta \u2013 say the platforms influence which news stories they see there at least some, including roughly three-in-ten who say the platforms have <em>a lot<\/em> of influence. On these sites, news consumers with a higher level of educational attainment are more likely to say the platforms influence which news stories they see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly two-thirds of X news consumers (66%) and 61% of TikTok news consumers say the sites influence what they are seeing at least somewhat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although users maintain some level of control by deciding whom they follow on each site, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2018\/11\/16\/attitudes-toward-algorithmic-decision-making\/\">computer algorithms<\/a> also impact users\u2019 feeds on many social media platforms, and technology companies have a variety of policies on how they <a href=\"https:\/\/transparency.meta.com\/policies\/community-standards\/\">moderate content<\/a> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/transparency\/en-us\/combating-misinformation\/\">false information<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/07\/20\/most-americans-favor-restrictions-on-false-information-violent-content-online\/\">violent imagery<\/a>. Some sites allow users to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/371675846332829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">modify their settings<\/a>, though previous Center research has found that very few Americans&nbsp;feel like they have a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/03\/17\/mixed-views-about-social-media-companies-using-algorithms-to-find-false-information\/#:~:text=People%E2%80%99s%20perceptions%20of,their%20feeds.\">control over what they see online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169413\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3dede\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3dede;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"711\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?w=447\" alt=\"Bar chart showing Democratic news consumers on X are more likely than Republicans to say they often encounter inaccurate news and Republican news consumers on Facebook are more likely to say the platform influences news they see\" class=\"wp-image-169413 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=131,300 131w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=447,1024 447w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=177,405 177w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=200,458 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=260,596 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=310,711 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=420,963 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=140,320 140w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-07.png?resize=279,640 279w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are notable party divides in views toward the information on some platforms. Democrats who get news on X (including those who lean Democratic) are more likely than their Republican and GOP-leaning counterparts to say they extremely or fairly often see inaccurate news there (42% vs. 31%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic news consumers on X also are far more likely than their Republican counterparts to say X influences which news stories they see at least some (80% vs. 55%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Facebook, the reverse is true, with 38% of Republican Facebook news consumers saying they often see inaccurate news, compared with 29% of Democratic Facebook news consumers. Republican news consumers on Facebook also are more likely than Democratic news consumers on the site to say they think Facebook influences which news stories they see there at least some (80% vs. 68%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is little to no partisan difference in views toward Instagram and TikTok by these two measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-unique-is-the-news-seen-on-social-media-sites\">How unique is the news seen on social media sites?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169412\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeeae5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeeae5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"412\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?w=840\" alt=\"Butterfly chart showing TikTok and X news consumers most likely to view the news they get there as unique\" class=\"wp-image-169412 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=300,294 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=768,753 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=413,405 413w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=200,196 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=260,255 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=310,304 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=420,412 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=640,628 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=740,726 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=160,157 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.png?resize=320,314 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey asked Americans who say they regularly get news on each site whether they think the news they get there is mostly news they would have gotten elsewhere, or whether it\u2019s news they only would have found on that site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News consumers on TikTok (35%) and X (29%) are the most likely to say that the news they get on those sites is unique \u2013 i.e., news they would <em>not<\/em> have seen elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smaller shares of news consumers on Instagram (21%) and Facebook (14%) hold this view. It\u2019s more common for Instagram and Facebook news consumers to say that the news they see is mostly news they would have gotten elsewhere (34% and 36%, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On each of the four sites, about four-in-ten or more news consumers say that the news they see is an even mix of news they would have gotten elsewhere and news they would not have gotten elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"most-news-consumers-on-facebook-x-and-instagram-at-least-sometimes-feel-worn-out-by-the-news-they-see\">Most news consumers on Facebook, X and Instagram at least sometimes feel worn out by the news they see<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169411\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7dee0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7dee0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"383\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?w=620\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169411 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?resize=243,300 243w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?resize=328,405 328w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?resize=200,247 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?resize=260,321 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?resize=310,383 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?resize=420,519 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?resize=160,198 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-09.png?resize=320,395 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of news consumers on three of the four sites studied at least sometimes feel worn out by the amount of news they see on these sites. 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