Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they’ve seen their own news sources report facts meant to favor one side
59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
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59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
Among Republicans, opinions about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. differ considerably by source of news.
Americans are following the president’s statements on the COVID-19 pandemic less closely than a few months ago.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
Those most likely to say COVID-19 threatens day-to-day life live in urban areas in states that have seen relatively high numbers of cases.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
For Pew Research’s 10-year anniversary, here’s a list of 10 big research questions we’ve answered over the years that speak to broad ways that America and the world is changing.
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