Verified Confidence: high
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
Safe rephrasing
Pew's August 2025 survey found 53% of US adults at least sometimes get news from social media, a share that has been roughly stable.
What the source says
Overall, about half of U.S. adults (53%) say they at least sometimes get news from social media, roughly stable over the last few years. ... Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted Aug. 18-24, 2025.
Pew Research Center — Social Media and News Fact Sheet
- Commonly cited as
- "Half of Americans get news from social media"
- True origin
- Pew Research Center — Social Media and News Fact Sheet
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- Survey Aug. 18–24, 2025
- Last checked
- Method & sample
- Pew American Trends Panel survey of US adults, Aug. 18–24, 2025.
- Drift between quote and source
- 'At least sometimes' includes occasional use
- Interest
- n/a (nonpartisan research center funded mainly by The Pew Charitable Trusts).