Well, I don't think this is going to be earth-shaking news to most of us (except for FOX viewers, of course, who won't believe it, which is par for the course). Since the study also showed increased viewership of Fox News leads to increased belief in false stories (naturally!), we can't expect our far-right friends any time soon to change their positions. Best not to engage in political discussions with them -- it's just a waste of time to argue with anyone who gets their "news" from Fox and Rupert Murdoch.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/fox-news-viewers-are-the-_n_798146.html
Fox News viewers are much more likely than others to believe false information about American politics, a new study concludes.
The study, conducted by the University of Maryland, judged how likely consumers of various news outlets and publications were to believe misinformation about a wide range of political issues. Overall, 90% of respondents said they felt they had heard false information being given to them during the 2010 election campaign. However, while consumers of just about every news outlet believed some information that was false, the study found that Fox News viewers, regardless of political information, were "significantly more likely" to believe that:
--Most economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses (12 points more likely)--Most economists have estimated the health care law will worsen the deficit (31 points)
--The economy is getting worse (26 points)
--Most scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring (30 points)
--The stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts (14 points)
--Their own income taxes have gone up (14 points)
--The auto bailout only occurred under Obama (13 points)
--When TARP came up for a vote most Republicans opposed it (12 points)
--And that it is not clear that Obama was born in the United States (31 points)
In addition, the study said, increased viewership of Fox News led to increased belief in these false stories.
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