Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say Americans get different facts depending on where they turn for news

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October 30, 2020

Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they’ve seen their own news sources report facts meant to favor one side

Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say Americans get different facts depending on where they turn for news

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Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say Americans get different facts depending on where they turn for news

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Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they’ve seen their own news sources report facts meant to favor one side
Trump voters about twice as likely as Biden voters to say their own news sources have published made-up info
Most Americans say their own news sources have presented facts that favor one side of an issue or published information that hasn’t been fully verified

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