A recent Pew survey has corrected a previous finding from December 2023, which claimed that 20% of young Americans believed the Holocaust was a myth. The initial survey's methodology, conducted in Dec 2023, was criticized for being susceptible to responses from individuals who may not have been taking the survey seriously, leading to what was termed 'bogus respondents'. The revised Pew study, employing a more rigorous methodology, has adjusted this figure down to 3%. This adjustment raises concerns about the reliability of opt-in online polls, which are popular but can be misleading, especially on sensitive topics like Holocaust denial among young people.
Unincentivized surveys say the darndest things. https://t.co/PiPHjeKDZs
Surveys without incentives have some important limitations. https://t.co/PiPHjeKDZs
Really valuable intervention from @pewresearch explaining how opt-in surveys, where people are rewarded for participating, can produce misleading results, especially among young people. This matters for polling on Holocaust denial and more: https://t.co/C3gGVcrpYU https://t.co/EkwfVFxVPS
Online opt-in polls have become increasingly popular – but are they right for every situation? Learn more about the challenges with opt-in polling methods here: https://t.co/Gw9PdqHFsT
- A viral survey from Dec 2023 claimed that 20% of under-30s in the US are Holocaust deniers. - The survey method was highly vulnerable to "bogus respondents" (i.e. people who answer surveys quickly at random). - New survey suggests it's actually 3% https://t.co/ppfJ3yJikX https://t.co/AZI2bg2cUy
Interesting piece on opt-in polls (remember the all teens are holocaust denials one?) https://t.co/o5bbjuxjSs
Opt-in online polls need some sort of warning label like Instagram ads or cigarettes because this level of discrepancy is ridiculous https://t.co/NN5YEMHJWK
Pew ran a more vigorous version of the Dec. poll that found that 20% of young people think the Holocaust is myth, and found that the number is in fact 3%. So that's good! https://t.co/fOBqgviTQk
That very viral "Holocaust denial among young people" finding doesn't replicate. https://t.co/9wT82XfBzW https://t.co/CtwoY48fKl