A survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that nearly half of those questioned feel media fact-checkers favor one side.

While that's a sentiment shared by 70 percent of Republicans, the survey, which examined Americans' experiences with misinformation, also found 69 percent of Democrats expressed confidence in fact-checkers.

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“Republicans appear to have serious concerns about the fairness of these groups. Democrats, on the other hand, mostly think they are fair to all sides,” wrote Pew researchers Mason Walker and Jeffrey Gottfried.



Among independents, 47 percent said fact-checkers favor one side while 51 percent felt they are objective.



As far as readers and viewers having confidence in their own ability to fact-check a news story, just 25 percent said they have little to no confidence in their ability to do so.



The poll was conducted Feb. 19 to March 4 and surveyed 6,217 adults.

It also found that 7 in 10 Americans believe news organizations and outlets favor one side when covering political and social issues. Among Republicans, that number rises to 89 percent.



The survey comes after a June 5 Pew Research survey showing 50 percent of U.S. adults naming made-up news as a very big problem, ranking it above violent crime, racism and illegal immigration.