Who knew?
A significant number of Americans believe misinformation about the origins of the coronavirus and the recent presidential election, as well as conspiracy theories like QAnon, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.
Forty percent of respondents said they believe the coronavirus was made in a lab in China even though there is no evidence for this. Scientists say the virus was transmitted to humans from another species.
And one-third of Americans believe that voter fraud helped Joe Biden win the 2020 election, despite the fact that courts, election officials and the Department of Justice have found no evidence of widespread fraud that could have changed the outcome. [snip]
The poll asked respondents whether they believe that "a group of Satan-worshipping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media," the false allegation at the heart of QAnon. While only 17% said it was true, another 37% said they didn't know.
Americans are most likely to name President Donald Trump and Michelle Obama as most admired man and woman in 2020. Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honor last year but edged out his predecessor this year. Trump's first-place finish ends a 12-year run as most admired man for Obama, tied with Dwight Eisenhower for the most ever. [snip]
Overall, 18% of Americans name Trump, 15% name Obama, 6% Biden and 3% Fauci.
We suspect there's quite a bit of overlap between the 17% who believe the QAnon idiocy and the 18% who admire Mango Mussolini.
It's a small nod to taste and sanity that Michelle Obama was named Most Admired Woman (but only by 10%).
It should also be noted that, in the Gallup poll, the "sane vote" was divided among former President Barack Obama (15%), Joe Biden (6%), Dr. Fauci (3%), with various others garnering 2% or less.
Sic transit gloria, America!
(Photo: Q, but no IQ)
4 comments:
Not sure how I ended up on their email list, but this morning learned the Grifters are still begging for the rubes to send money to turn this electoral travesty around. Shame these hundreds of millions are not going to Feed America instead of some criminal PAC.
Mart -- they were text bombarding me for the Georgia election. I'd like to find out how they got/ who sold them my phone number.
Yesterday I saw for the first time a WWG1WGA bumper sticker (where we go one we go all). It was on the rear bumper of a rather pricey and sporty truck. Probably in the $60000 or higher range. It was a sticker I would have expected on a beater but there it was. Not sure how someone with that much free change would buy into the Q, but then we have a president with far more resources who believes essentially the same BS. I'm guessing that having money doesn't equate to having brains...
Jimmy -- yes, they obviously don't correlate!
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