Most Republicans Approve of Trump’s Post-election Messaging, but About a Third Say It Has Been Wrong
Partisans differ on whether social media companies’ decisions had a major impact on the election.
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Partisans differ on whether social media companies’ decisions had a major impact on the election.
Biden supporters are more likely than Trump supporters to be confident their news sources will make the right call in announcing a winner. And partisans remain worlds apart on how well the U.S. has controlled the coronavirus outbreak.
Among Republicans, opinions about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. differ considerably by source of news.
Republicans are about four times as likely as Democrats to say voter fraud has been a major issue with mail-in ballots.
There are notable differences between white and black Democrats in news consumption habits and assessments of recent political events and figures in the news.
Across eight Western European countries, people with populist leanings have more negative attitudes about the news media than do those with non-populist views.
The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better in differentiating factual statements from opinions.
Just 5% of more than 3,000 news stories from the first 100 days of the Trump presidency cited a member of the public.
A global median of 75% want their news media to be unbiased when covering political issues, yet many say the news media do a poor job of reporting on political issues fairly.
Roughly nine-in-ten Democrats say news media criticism keeps leaders in line (sometimes called the news media’s “watchdog role”), while only about four-in-ten Republicans say the same.
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