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SEARCHThe Washington Post database says the number was 12. The Mapping Police Violence database say the number was 27.
Chart showing results of Skeptic.com survey. (Photo: Screen Show of Skeptic.com chart)
A survey produced by Skeptic.com reveals that people who identify as liberal or very liberal believe 1,000 or more unarmed black men were murdered by police in 2019.
According to the Washington Post database, that number was 12. The Mapping Police Violence database says the number was 27.
The survey says among the very liberal, more than 50% believe American law enforcement killed 1,000 or more unarmed black men in 2019. Nearly 8% of the very liberal respondents believe officers killed more than 10,000 unarmed black men in 2019.
About 39% of self-identified liberal respondents said police killed 1,000 or more unarmed black men in 2019. A little 5% of liberal respondents said that number was more than 10,000.
Some 26% of moderate respondents said police killed 1,000 or more unarmed black men in 2019, with a little more than 3% saying the number was more than 10,000.
A little more than 13% of Conservative respondents said police killed 1,000 or more unarmed black men in 2019, with 1% saying the number was more than 10,000.
Approximately 20% of Respondents self-identifying as very conservative said police killed 1,000 or more in 2019, with 4% saying the number was more than 10,000.
The correct number in terms of the multiple choice survey was "About 10." About 16% of very liberal respondents got it right, 22% of liberals, 34% of moderates, 46% of conservatives, and 46% of very conservatives.
The survey was part of Skeptic.com's "Civil Unrest and Presidential Election Study (CUPES)."
A total of 980 adults were polled for the study.
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