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You can read PolitiFact’s guide to polling to better understand what to look for and what types of polls to stay away from.There's never an easy time to cut carbs. Some news organizations, however, were not. In this case, the lack of transparency by the polling firm (a PR company) means you should be skeptical, too. Nevertheless, the news release to the media was clear that the 38% figure applied to beer drinkers, not Americans overall.Īt PolitiFact, we’re used to seeing a fair number of either misleading polls, or misleading reports about polls. And some respondents may have said they don’t drink Corona and would continue not to drink Corona. They were then asked a leading question, 'In light of the coronavirus, do you plan to stop drinking Corona?' that suggests some correlation between the beer and the virus even though there is none. Respondents, for instance, were asked if Corona is related to the coronavirus but were never told it isn’t. And because the PR firm won’t release more details, it’s ultimately untrustworthy. The questions asked by the firm underscore the problems with the reliability of this poll. Would you buy Corona under any circumstances now? Would you order a Corona in a restaurant/bar/public venue? In light of the coronavirus, do you plan to stop drinking Corona? The firm did not provide us the results of other questions, but told us these were the questions used in the survey: The release also does not say whether the survey was representative of American beer drinkers. '38% of beer-drinking Americans would not buy Corona under any circumstances now.' The first result reported in the release: So, this was a survey of beer drinkers, not of Americans overall.

25 and 26 was done 'regarding their opinions about the popular Mexican beer brand, Corona, as a result of the deadly coronavirus that's spreading around the world,' the PR firm’s news release said. The survey 'via phone' of 737 American beer drinkers over age 21 on Feb. The next day President Donald Trump held a news conference about the nation’s response to coronavirus. 27, 2020, as public health concerns rose in the United States. The survey was done by a New York City firm, 5W Public Relations. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. 'Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus.' Some of those news stories, shared on Facebook, were topped by this errant headline: If coronavirus hadn’t yet caught your attention, maybe disturbing news about the widening health threat and beer did.ĬNN, Esquire and other American mainstream news media reported incorrectly on a survey examining consumers’ feelings about the coronavirus and Corona beer.

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