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Galen Stocking

Associate Director, Research

Expertise:Data Labs, News and Information, Science and Society

Galen Stocking is Associate Director of Research on the Science and Society Team at Pew Research Center, where he uses surveys, large datasets and advanced statistical and computational techniques to understand the public’s attitudes toward science, health, and how they get informed. Prior to Pew, Stocking was a Graduate Fellow at the Center for Nanotechnology in Society.

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    Key facts about BitChute

    BitChute is a video-sharing site and an alternative social media platform; here are key facts about the site and its users.

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    Key facts about Gettr

    One-in-ten U.S. adults have heard of the alternative social media site Gettr, and only 1% say they regularly get news there.

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    Key facts about Gab

    About one-in-ten U.S. adults have heard of Gab, an alternative social media site, and 1% say that they get news there regularly.

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    Key facts about Rumble

    Here are key facts about the alternative social media service Rumble, an online video-sharing platform founded in 2013.

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    Key facts about Telegram

    While 27% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Telegram, only 2% use the alternative social media app for news.

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    Former President Donald Trump at his presidential campaign announcement at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 15, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.

    Key facts about Truth Social

    With Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid now officially underway, here are key facts about Truth Social and its users.

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    Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has entered into an agreement to buy the alternative social media platform Parler.

    Key facts about Parler

    While 38% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Parler, just 1% of Americans regularly get news there.

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    The Role of Alternative Social Media in the News and Information Environment

    In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms. Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans.