1 in 4 Americans think the sun orbits the earth?

[RussBLib]

12. yes, one has to be careful with "studies" and "data"

There are many ways to create false impressions in the minds of readers.

Given that this was published in "Addicting Info" suggests it's a left-leaning story. The verbiage in the article is another giveaway.

And when you add in the fact that we do in fact see many and varied attempts to inject creationism and the Bible into school curriculums, the figures become more believable.

I do not know of any prior studies that asked these same exact questions, nor did the article refer to any.

Could be a case of "finding information that confirms our pre-conceived notions." But when one considers the flood of information now available on the internet, it becomes easier to go with items that conform to our beliefs.