Factcheck this

Anime more popular than 3 major U.S. sports among Gen Z

2 like 0 dislike
in General Factchecking by Novice (990 points)
Anime was more beloved than the three major sports in the U.S., including the National Football League.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/manga-anime/20241108-221251/

1 Answer

0 like 0 dislike
by Apprentice (1.1k points)
It seems that this claim comes from a misunderstanding in the phrasing of study results from this article. It first cites that 44% of Gen Z Americans (18-24) watch Anime, and separately says that that demographic prefers Anime to the 3 major American sports. 44% is still a high number, higher than I expected, but it doesn't mean that the rest of the public prefers Anime to those sports. This only says that the 44% of Gen Z who watches Anime prefers it to major American sports. Because this is hard to measure, however, and there is certainly a stronger than expected foothold for Anime in Americans, it is hard to say that this isn't true. It is, however, a misunderstanding of the article and its cited study.
Exaggerated/ Misleading
by Novice (760 points)
0 0
This fact-check is great as you give us readers an understanding of the claim made. You also breakdown what the article is saying exactly and use the provided statistics from the article to help do so. I think it would've been beneficial to look into the study and provide even more information, like how they conducted this study and got the numbers they got.
by Innovator (50.9k points)
0 0
Did you check any other sources to verify the claim's source?
by Apprentice (1.0k points)
0 0
It is very important that you pointed out how the claim comes from a misunderstanding of the original article. It brings up the point that it is somewhat true, but as a whole is not. There are important distinctions with that data so it is good that you were able to figure out the truth. I do wonder though if there are any other sources who are reporting on this as well.

Categories

Community Rules

Be respectful.

There is bound to be disagreement on a site about misinformation. Assume best intentions on everyone's part.

If you are new to factchecking, take some time to learn about it. "How to Factcheck" has some resources for getting started. Even if you disagree with these materials, they'll help you understand the language of this community better.

News Detective is for uncovering misinformation and rumors. This is not a general interest question-answer site for things someone could Google.
Posting

The title is the "main claim" that you're trying to factcheck.

Example:
Factcheck This: Birds don't exist

If possible, LINK TO to the place you saw the claim.
Answering

LINK TO YOUR EVIDENCE or otherwise explain the source ("I called this person, I found it in this book, etc.")

But don't just drop a link. Give an explanation, copy and paste the relevant information, etc.
News Detective is not responsible for anything anyone posts on the platform.
Snow Theme by Q2A Market
Powered by Question2Answer
...