Political Divides, Conspiracy Theories and Divergent News Sources Heading Into 2020 Election
Republicans are about four times as likely as Democrats to say voter fraud has been a major issue with mail-in ballots.
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Republicans are about four times as likely as Democrats to say voter fraud has been a major issue with mail-in ballots.
One-in-five U.S. adults often get news via social media, slightly higher than the 16% who often do so from print newspapers.
Most Americans continue to get news on social media, even though many have concerns about its accuracy.
Younger adults in eight Western European countries are about twice as likely as older adults to get news online than from TV. They also are more critical of the media’s performance and coverage of key issues.
Today, 67% of U.S. adults get at least some news on social media. Twitter, YouTube and Snapchat serve as sources of news for more of their users, though Facebook still leads as a source of news for Americans.
As of August 2017, 43% of Americans report often getting news online, just 7 points lower than the 50% who often get news on television.
A unique study of Americans’ online news habits over the course of a week provides a detailed window into how Americans learn about current events in the digital age.
A quarter of U.S. adults (24%) turn to social media posts from either the Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump campaigns as a way of keeping up with the election, while 10% turn to their websites and 9% turn to emails.
A majority of Americans get news on social media, including 18% who do so often. News plays a varying role across the nine social networking sites studied.
Digital innovation has had a major impact on the public’s news habits. How have these changes shaped Americans’ appetite for and attitudes toward the news?
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