Let’s face it: cable TV news is, quite literally, old news for young people and social media is the central place for updates. YPulse has said before that young people use social media platforms for their news as it offers free, convenient, and video-heavy content, which aligns exactly with how they learn and remember information best. YPulse’s News Consumption and Trust report shows 56% of 13-39-year-olds rely on social platforms for news, with YouTube (62%), Facebook (50%), Instagram (45%), and TikTok (44%) ranking as their top sources. However, with recent reports of platforms scaling back on fact-checking and moderation, the trustworthiness of the news circulating on social media is a growing concern. YPulse asks 13-39-year-olds how they feel about the information, or rather, misinformation, flooding their feeds. Because while young consumers are keenly aware of the risks and inaccuracies that come with news on social media, their reliance on it for to-the-minute updates means they’re not simply going to ditch their feeds. Instead, they want the feeds to...
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