WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Social media platforms have become saturated with coronavirus-related news, with 46% of social media users saying "almost all" or "most" of what they see is about the coronavirus situation and an additional 37% saying "about half" is.These results are from an April 14-20 Gallup/Knight Foundation survey focused on the coronavirus situation, part of Knight Foundation's Trust, Media and Democracy initiative.Over two-thirds of social media users say coronavirus-related posts that they see from public officials (70%) and news organizations (68%) are "very" or "moderately" helpful.
Fifty-seven percent say the same about posts from family members and friends, while fewer say so about posts from neighbors (43%).Roughly eight in