Trust, Facts & Democracy

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short readsDec 15, 2020

Around the world, people who trust others are more supportive of international cooperation

Support for international cooperation can vary significantly depending on the amount of trust that people tend to place in others.
short readsDec 3, 2020

Social trust in advanced economies is lower among young people and those with less education

A median of 62% of adults across the 14 countries surveyed this summer generally believe most people can be trusted.
short readsNov 16, 2020

5 facts about the QAnon conspiracy theories

Here are five facts about how much Americans have heard about the QAnon conspiracy theories and their views about them.
short readsNov 2, 2020

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

59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
short readsOct 7, 2020

Voters anxiously approach an unusual election – and its potentially uncertain aftermath

Many Americans are heading into the 2020 election with a sense of uncertainty that goes beyond their traditional concerns over who will win.
reportSep 14, 2020

Americans’ Views of Government: Low Trust, but Some Positive Performance Ratings

For years, public trust in the federal government has hovered at near-record lows. That remains the case today, as the United States struggles with a pandemic and economic recession.
short readsSep 9, 2020

Few Americans are confident in tech companies to prevent misuse of their platforms in the 2020 election

73% of Americans express little or no confidence in tech companies to prevent the misuse of their platforms to influence the 2020 election.
reportAug 13, 2020

Election 2020: Voters Are Highly Engaged, but Nearly Half Expect To Have Difficulties Voting

With less than three months until Election Day, Joe Biden has an advantage over Donald Trump among registered voters. But support for Trump is much stronger.
reportAug 4, 2020

Voters Rarely Switch Parties, but Recent Shifts Further Educational, Racial Divergence

Neither party nets an overall advantage from the 9% of voters who have switched since 2018.
reportJul 7, 2020

A Century After Women Gained the Right To Vote, Majority of Americans See Work To Do on Gender Equality

A hundred years after the 19th Amendment was ratified, about half of Americans say granting women the right to vote has been the most important milestone in advancing the position of women in the country.

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Around the world, people who trust others are more supportive of international cooperation

Social trust in advanced economies is lower among young people and those with less education

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

Voters anxiously approach an unusual election – and its potentially uncertain aftermath

Americans’ Views of Government: Low Trust, but Some Positive Performance Ratings

Election 2020: Voters Are Highly Engaged, but Nearly Half Expect To Have Difficulties Voting

Voters Rarely Switch Parties, but Recent Shifts Further Educational, Racial Divergence

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