30% of adults get their news from Facebook....What have we come to?

Most people don't go on Facebook in search of news, but many find it there, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

"Overall, about half of adult Facebook users, or 47 percent, 'ever' get news there," Pew said in its report. "That amounts to 30 percent of the population."

The survey of 5,173 U.S. adults, conducted between Aug. 21 and Sept. 2, found that 78 percent of those who consume news on Facebook do so after visiting the site for another reason. Just 4 percent said Facebook is the most important way they get news. In general, many think that Facebook is a good way to hear about breaking news without actually seeking it out.  Even so, "the survey provides evidence that Facebook exposes some people to news who otherwise might not get it," Pew said. For instance, 38 percent of "heavy news followers" say Facebook is an important way to get news, compared to 47 percent who follow news less often.

One respondent even said that if it wasn't for Facebook, "I'd probably never really know what's going on in the world because I don't have time to keep up with the news on a bunch of different locations."

When I think of all of the bias misinformation I see on Facebook, this truly scares me.