Comment by Jim Campbell
June 5th 2019
Polls are virtually useless.
Do they now?
President Trump is the one who coined the phrase, “Fake News.”
It depends upon who makes them and how the questions are answered.
To not be concerned with terrorists within our own country is as idiotic as those who responded to the poll in the first place.
Perhaps respondents have short memories and have forgotten about 9-11-01.
The Boston Marathon Bombings.
The” Shoe Bomber.”
The “Underwear Bomber.”
Our water supply is subject to attacks.
Anthrax is easily available.
Clinical Framework and Medical Countermeasure Use During an Anthrax Mass-Casualty Incident: CDC Recommendations (2015)Cdc-pdf
Emergency Use Instructions (EUI) for Doxycycline and Ciprofloxacin (Source)
Antimicrobial Treatment for Systemic Anthrax: Analysis of Cases from 1945 to 2014 Identified Through a Systematic literature review.
How would America respond to truck bombs?
Other attacks have been prevented by the Police and the FBI, which we won’t know about as they didn’t happen and intelligence on how they were prevented is classified.
One thing is certain, Muslims would immediately come under suspicion.
Axios
June, 5th 2016
Americans view made-up news and information as a bigger problem than other critical issues, including terrorism, immigration, climate change and racism, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center.
The only issues that rank higher than made-up news and information as “very big problems in the country today” are drug addiction, the affordability of health care, the U.S. political system, and the income gap.
By the numbers: An overwhelming majority of Americans (68%) believe made-up news and information has a big impact on their trust in government, according to the survey.
- More than half (54%) of Americans say it impacts their confidence in other Americans.
- More than half (51%) say it impacts the ability of political leaders to get work done.
Between the lines: While most Americans blame political leaders and activist groups for creating misinformation over journalists, most say “the news media” is the most responsible for fixing the problem.
- Republicans blame journalists more for the issue than Democrats, according to the survey.
The big picture: Misinformation has always existed in various forms, but the internet era has made the problem harder to stop in real-time.
- According to the poll, more than half of Americans sometimes come across fake news online, and many report changing their internet habits to lessen their overall intake of fake news as a result.
Our thought bubble: “Fake news” and “misinformation” are abstract terms, which gives people in power — such as President Trump — room to weaponize the term in order to denounce news they don’t like. This has dramatically exposed more Americans to the debate around the problems it causes for society, and likely impacts their view of it as an important issue.
What’s next: Don’t count on the public to be optimistic about the issue ahead of 2020. A majority of those surveyed said they think the problem will get worse over time.
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