Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions
Younger U.S. adults were better than their elders at differentiating between factual and opinion statements in a survey conducted in early 2018.
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Younger U.S. adults were better than their elders at differentiating between factual and opinion statements in a survey conducted in early 2018.
Read a Q&A with Amy Mitchell, director of journalism research at Pew Research Center, on a new report that explores Americans’ ability to distinguish factual news statements from opinions.
Tax burdens in the U.S. are lower than most of its developed-nation peers – in some cases, well below.
From Social Security to national parks, a look at long-range trends in federal outlays relative to the U.S. economy
By design, wealthier Americans pay most of the nation’s total individual income taxes.
Legislative productivity may be on an upswing, as lawmakers enacted more bills before their August break than either of the two preceding Congresses.
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