1. Americans’ experiences with social media news influencers
We looked at the experiences and attitudes of the 21% of U.S. adults who regularly get news from news influencers on social media.
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We looked at the experiences and attitudes of the 21% of U.S. adults who regularly get news from news influencers on social media.
Americans tend to say religion’s influence in public life is shrinking, and most see this as a bad thing.
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Democrats are overwhelmingly supportive of raising taxes on these groups, while Republicans are more divided.
About eight-in-ten Americans report an unfavorable view of China, and Chinese President Xi Jinping receives similarly negative ratings.
Almost two-thirds of news influencers are men. And except on TikTok, more influencers explicitly identify with the political right than the left.
Just over half of Americans see left-wing (53%) and right-wing (52%) extremism as major problems.
Today, 35% of Americans say using the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 was justified, while 31% say it was not justified. A third say they are not sure.
Overall, a slim majority of Americans (55%) express a great deal or fair amount of confidence in federal career employees, while 44% have little or no confidence.
People in many countries see at least one party favorably – but in 15 countries, no party we asked about gets positive ratings from a majority of adults.
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