Poll: People Without a Trusted Health Care Provider Are More Likely to Endorse Vaccine Myths, As Are Those Who Often Use Social Media or AI for Health Information While More People Identify Vaccine Myths as “Definitely False” than “Definitely True,” At Least Half Are Uncertain About What to Believe Published: Jun 30, 2026

Poll: People Without a Trusted Health Care Provider Are More Likely to Endorse Vaccine Myths, As Are Those Who Often Use Social Media or AI for Health Information While More People Identify Vaccine Myths as “Definitely False” than “Definitely True,” At Least Half Are Uncertain About What to Believe Published: Jun 30, 2026 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-people-without-a-trusted-health-care-provider-are-more-likely-to-endorse-vaccine-myths-as-are-those-who-often-use-social-media-or-ai-for-health-information/ People who don’t have a trusted health care provider are more likely than people with one to believe or lean toward believing several common myths about vaccines, a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust reveals. Similarly, people who use social media or artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots at least weekly for health information are more likely than those who don’t to endorse these false vaccine claims.