If you watch Faux News you’re less informed than not watching any news at all

Ha.

Quick, were Egyptian protesters successful in their bid to overthrow longtime president Hosni Mubarak earlier this year?

According to a new poll (PDF) from Fairleigh Dickinson University, if you watch Faux News you are significantly less likely to know the correct answer to that question than if you mostly avoid news shows and newspapers all together.

After controlling for factors like partisanship, education, and other demographic factors, the pollsters found that Faux New viewers were 18 points less likely to know that the revolt was successful than their non-active news consuming counterparts. Faux News viewers were also 6 points less likely to know that the Syrian uprising has yet to succeed.