---
title: "Q&A: Telling the difference between factual and opinion statements in the news"
date: "2018-06-18"
authors:
  - name: "Sara Atske"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2018/06/18/qa-telling-the-difference-between-factual-and-opinion-statements-in-the-news/"
categories:
  - "News Media Trends"
  - "Trust in Government"
datasets:
  - name: "Spring 2018 Survey on Factual and Opinion Statements in the News"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2018-survey-on-factual-and-opinion-statements-in-the-news/"
---

# Q&A: Telling the difference between factual and opinion statements in the news