Univ. of Maryland study finds Fox News viewers to be misinformed on key issues (Barf Alert)

Political Buzz Examiner ^ | 12/17/2010 | Ryan Witt

[Beave Meister]

A new study released by the University of Maryland shows American voters to be vastly misinformed. Even worse, the same study points to the media as the cause of much of this misinformation. The study involved a poll of 616 self-reported voters in the week after the 2010 midterm election. Voters were asked where they get their news from, and then asked about a number of verifiable facts. For instance, voters were asked whether the TARP program, otherwise known as the bailout, was started under President Bush or President Obama. Over 40% of respondents said President Obama started TARP even though TARP was signed into law by President Bush on October 3rd of 2008. This sort of misinformation within the American electorate shows up again, and again, and again in crucial areas of public policy.

[evad]

..and therein lies the problem nowadays, gubermint has ZERO Credibility, especially the CBO.

[sauropod]

Two more with our family. That makes seven.

[goat granny]

With 7, Maryland is more conservative than I thought...:O)

[steelyourfaith]

Lee Doren of the Competitive Enterprise Institute has taken the time to research the Maryland acadumbics' study ... which results in a thorough debunking.

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