However, the study concludes that media sources have a significant impact on the number of questions that people were able to answer correctly. The largest effect is that of Fox News: all else being equal, someone who watched only Fox News would be expected to answer just 1.04 domestic questions correctly — a figure which is significantly worse than if they had reported watching no media at all.
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The claim of the demagogues is;
{However, the study concludes that media sources have a significant impact on the number of questions that people were able to answer correctly. The largest effect is that of Fox News: all else being equal, someone who watched only Fox News would be expected to answer just 1.04 domestic questions correctly — a figure which is significantly worse than if they had reported watching no media at all. On the other hand, if they listened only to NPR, they would be expected to answer 1.51 questions correctly; viewers of Sunday morning talk shows fare similarly well. And people watching only The Daily Show with Jon Stewart could answer about 1.42 questions correctly.}
So WHAT WERE THE QUESTIONS?
Q: Who is the greatest president in history?
- Franklin Roosevelt
- Barack Obama
- George Washington
- Jimmy Carter
"Correct" answer is 2. Barack Obama
Q: Man made global warming is a fact supported by physical evidence rather than computer models
"Correct" answer is true
Q: Republicans want to starve children and old people in order to give tax breaks to the rich.
"Correct" answer is true
Q: Electing a Republican will cause an economic depression and start one or more wars
"Correct" answer is true