Funferal

Watch Fox, lose information

Lots of coverage in recent days of the report from University of Maryland’s Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) which showed that

Those who primarily watch Fox News are significantly more likely to have misperceptions, while those who primarily listen to NPR or watch PBS are significantly less likely.

But it gets worse:

While it would seem that misperceptions are derived from a failure to pay attention to the news, in fact, overall, those who pay greater attention to the news are no less likely to have misperceptions. Among those who primarily watch Fox, those who pay more attention are more likely to have misperceptions.

One finding was that 25% of Americans believe that there is wide international support for US actions in Iraq.