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Does REALITY have a left-leaning bias? Some polls seem to suggest YES.

In research constructed by Frank Graves, a professor at Carlton University, respondents were given a series of questions to test how much or how little they believed in things.
It turned out that the people who most strongly believed disinformation where far and away more likely to be planning to vote Conservative or PPC while those with low level of believing disinformation tended to be split more between Liberal and NDP.

How about that, eh? Turns out reality has a left-leaning bias!


[quote]“For this research, we tested four separate indicators of disinformation and we have constructed a disinformation index, a 12-point scale that measures how strongly respondents have bought into three pieces of disinformation and how strongly they reject one piece of correct information:

- Canada’s economic growth lags well behind the G7 average;
- Vaccine-related deaths are being concealed from the public;
- The right to bear arms is guaranteed in Canada’s constitution; and
- Climate change is caused by greenhouse gas emissions”[/quote]

https://cultmtl.com/2023/09/new-study-finds-that-84-of-canadians-with-strongest-belief-in-disinformation-vote-conservative/
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Here in the US, according to several studies, the NPR audience is the best informed, and the Fox News audience is the least informed.

2011: Fox News Viewers Uninformed, NPR Listeners Not, Poll Suggests
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2011/11/21/fox-news-viewers-uninformed-npr-listeners-not-poll-suggests/#531a082f4fd8

2012: Survey: NPR’s listeners best-informed, Fox viewers worst-informed
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2012/survey-nprs-listeners-best-informed-fox-news-viewers-worst-informed/

2014: 5 facts about Fox News
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/01/14/five-facts-about-fox-news/
Also http://www.journalism.org/2014/10/21/political-polarization-media-habits/

2015 Fox News viewers tend to be less informed, says new study
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/politics/fox-news-viewers-tend-to-be-less-informed-says-new-study/article/4337622015-2019
https://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/

Interestingly, Fox won a lawsuit in court ensuring their right to lie and misinform the public.
See: http://www.philly2philly.com/politics_community/politics_community_articles/2009/6/29/4854/fox_news_wins_lawsuit_misinform_public