Jeffrey Gottfried

Younger U.S. adults were better than their elders at differentiating between factual and opinion statements in a survey conducted in early 2018.

While most Americans expect news will be accurate, most also say news organizations cover up mistakes, take sides

The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better in differentiating factual statements from opinions.

News stories about the beginning of Trump administration’s presidency that included one of his tweets were more likely to have an overall negative assessment.

During the early days of the administration, similar storylines were covered across outlets, but the types of sources cited and assessments of Trump’s actions differed.

Where do Americans go to stay informed about science topics? Here are some key takeaways about Americans’ science news habits today.

Overall, 36% of Americans get science news at least a few times a week and three-in-ten actively seek it. Most get science news from general news outlets, but more see specialty sources as being accurate.

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.

Large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans say the relationship between the two is unhealthy.