A May 2022 survey found that 69 percent of consumers in the United States who reported getting their news regularly from alt-social media platform Rumble reported that discussions they saw on the site were mostly friendly. Overall, 61 percent of regular news consumers using alt-tech social networking service Parler felt the same, as did 59 percent of Truth Social users who regularly got their news from the platform.
Share of alternative social media news consumers who say discussions they see on the sites the use are mostly friendly in the United States as of May 2022
Characteristic
Share of users
Rumble
69%
Parler
61%
Truth Social
59%
Telegram
53%
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adults who report regularly getting news on at least one of the following social media sites: BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble, Telegram, Truth Social
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Pew Research Center. (October 6, 2022). Share of alternative social media news consumers who say discussions they see on the sites the use are mostly friendly in the United States as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359179/us-alt-social-media-news-consumers-friendly-discussions/
Pew Research Center. "Share of alternative social media news consumers who say discussions they see on the sites the use are mostly friendly in the United States as of May 2022." Chart. October 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359179/us-alt-social-media-news-consumers-friendly-discussions/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of alternative social media news consumers who say discussions they see on the sites the use are mostly friendly in the United States as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359179/us-alt-social-media-news-consumers-friendly-discussions/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Alternative Social Media News Consumers Who Say Discussions They See on The Sites The Use Are Mostly Friendly in The United States as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359179/us-alt-social-media-news-consumers-friendly-discussions/
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