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Americans’ Views of 2024 Election News
About 7 in 10 Americans are closely following news about 2024 presidential candidates
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- Americans’ Views of 2024 Election News
- Most say they see inaccurate news about the 2024 presidential election at least somewhat often and roughly half say it’s difficult to determine what’s true and what’s not
- Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say they often see inaccurate election coverage and most Republicans say they find it difficult to determine what’s true
- About 7 in 10 Americans are closely following news about 2024 presidential candidates
- Majorities of Americans have heard a lot about Harris replacing Biden, Trump’s July assassination attempt, and the presidential debate in September
- Americans most interested in presidential candidates’ stances on issues, but they most often see news about the campaign trail
- Nearly half of adults under 30 say social media are their main source of political and election news
- Republicans, Democrats turn to different news outlets for election news
- Over half of Republicans say the news media are doing poorly at covering the presidential election