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December 18, 2017

Sharing the News in a Polarized Congress

Congressional Democrats twice as likely to share national news on Facebook after 2016 election

Congressional Democrats twice as likely to share national news on Facebook after 2016 election

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Sharing the News in a Polarized Congress
Some news outlets’ stories were linked to by members of Congress across the ideological spectrum; others mostly by liberals or conservatives in Congress
Congressional Democrats twice as likely to share national news on Facebook after 2016 election
After 2016 election, proportion of ‘angry’ reactions when Democrats post national news more than doubled
Stories from outlets shared predominantly by liberals or conservatives most likely to be re-shared
Nearly half of the links to national news outlets shared by lawmakers on Facebook were to outlets predominantly shared by one party