Survey Shows Most Social Media Users Fear Misinformation Will Impact 2024 Election

As U.S. Congress moves to potentially ban TikTok in the U.S., Media.com, a new profile-based network, unveils a study showing that 70 percent of social media users are moderately to extremely concerned that misinformation will impact the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Respondents were also inclined to hold social media companies accountable for misinformation and hate speech, with a slim majority (51%) favoring increased regulation and 62% calling for legal action for social platforms that allow misinformation to spread. 

Media.com polled more than 1,000 people in the U.S. and found that over half (51%) say social media companies should face more regulation, with 62% even calling for legal accountability for misinformation.

55% of respondents called out Facebook for doing the poorest job of curbing misinformation, followed by TikTok and X (Formerly Twitter) at 44% each.