Younger Americans stand out in their views of the Israel-Hamas war
33% of adults under 30 say their sympathies lie either entirely or mostly with the Palestinian people, while 14% say their sympathies lie with the Israeli people.
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33% of adults under 30 say their sympathies lie either entirely or mostly with the Palestinian people, while 14% say their sympathies lie with the Israeli people.
Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.
Some 49% of U.S. adults say Donald Trump’s accounts should be permanently banned from social media, while half say they should not be.
Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.
Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today.
236 members (45%) of the 116th Congress have mentioned “Black lives matter” on Facebook or Twitter dating back as far as Jan. 1, 2015.
The 69 immigrants and children of immigrants in the 116th Congress claim heritage in 38 countries and are overwhelmingly Democrats.
Exposure to a range of new ideas and viewpoints that many social media users encounter can occasionally cause people to change their minds about political issues or candidates.
An estimated 12.5 million Syrians are now displaced, an unprecedented number in recent history for a single country.
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