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.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
Those ages 18 to 29 differ from older Americans in their news consumption habits and in their responses to major news events and coverage.
The public’s sense about the pandemic’s impact on the financial well-being of most news organizations is far from clear.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
Hispanics are more concerned than Americans overall about the threat COVID-19 poses to Americans’ health, their own finances and daily life.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
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