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May 30, 2024

2. X users’ experiences with news

A quarter of X users say getting news is a major reason they use the site

A quarter of X users say getting news is a major reason they use the site

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2. X users’ experiences with news
A quarter of X users say getting news is a major reason they use the site
Three-quarters or more of X users say they see four different types of news content on the platform
Most X news consumers get news there from news outlets or journalists
Democrats who get news on X more likely than Republicans to report seeing inaccurate news
Among X news consumers, Democrats more likely than Republicans to say the platform influences what news they see
X news consumers are split on how unique the news they get on the site is
Republican X news consumers slightly more likely to say the news they get on X is mostly unique to the site
About two-thirds of X news consumers say they at least sometimes feel worn out by the news they see on the site