78% Worry About Free Speech Spreading Disinformation

Publication Date: 11/04/2025 5:00 AM CST

78% Worry About Free Speech Spreading Disinformation

Publication: 11/04/2025 5:00 AM CST

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Three quarters (78%) of voters are worried about free speech being used to spread disinformation and fake news.
- Forty-two percent (42%) are Very Worried.
- Only 7% are Not at All Worried.
- Republicans and Democrats have similar opinions with roughly 80% saying they are worried, and about 20% saying they are not too worried.
- In April 2022, just 64% of voters were worried about free speech being used to spread disinformation and fake news.
- But since April 2023, at least 73% have been worried.
Similarly, 75% are worried about government efforts to restrict freedom of speech.
- Forty-three percent (43%) are Very Worried.
- Just 8% are Not at All Worried.
- More Democrats (88%) than Republicans (65%) are worried about the government restricting free speech.
- A large majority (87%) of those who talk politics nearly every day are also worried about free speech restrictions by the government.
More data from the same survey shows that 56% say the federal government deciding what information and news should be allowed is a larger threat than journalists publishing stories that could be harmful to national security.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, October 29-30, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.