Watching Fox Makes You Stupid: People Who Watch Fox News Know Less Than People Who Don’t Watch News

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Finally there’s a study that confirms what we all knew was true: Fox News makes you stupid. In fact, a new study reveals that you’re better off not watching any news than watching Fox news:

The largest effect is that of Fox News: all else being equal, someone who watched only Fox News would be expected to answer just 1.04 domestic questions correctly — a figure which is significantly worse than if they had reported watching no media at all. On the other hand, if they listened only to NPR, they would be expected to answer 1.51 questions correctly; viewers of Sunday morning talk shows fare similarly well. And people watching only The Daily Show with Jon Stewart could answer about 1.42 question.

This has to do with the fact that Fox is much of a propaganda wing than a news outlet. They routinely get facts wrong, and are usually unapologetic, adhering to no journalistic standards. If your only source of information was a news organization that peddled in inaccurate information, you’d be stupid too.

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