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American News Pathways 2020 Project

How the public navigated news in 2020

Pew Research Centerโ€™s yearlong initiative focusing on how Americansโ€™ news habits and attitudes related to what they heard, perceived and knew about the 2020 U.S. presidential election and COVID-19. MORE >

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Explore our 2020 data tool

A new analysis of open-ended responses to a survey of U.S. adults looks at the specific storylines or claims about COVID-19 that Americans said they were exposed to.

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