reportMay 1, 2020 How Pew Research Center is covering COVID-19 We’re committed to informing the public with facts about the far-reaching impact that this global pandemic is having on our society.
short readsJun 26, 2020 Views on why Black Americans face higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates vary by party, race and ethnicity While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
short readsMay 28, 2020 Around three-in-ten Americans are very confident they could fact-check news about COVID-19 Americans’ confidence in checking COVID-19 information aligns closely with their confidence in checking the accuracy of news stories broadly.
short readsJun 25, 2020 Black, Hispanic and white adults feel the news media misunderstand them, but for very different reasons 59% of Americans think news organizations do not understand people like them, while a minority – 37% – say they do feel understood.
short readsNov 13, 2020 Understanding how 2020 election polls performed and what it might mean for other kinds of survey work Many who follow polls are asking how these errors could happen. Here, we’ll take a preliminary shot at answering that question.
short readsMay 29, 2020 Fast facts about Americans’ views of social media companies as Trump-Twitter dispute grows Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.
reportJun 30, 2021 Large Majorities Say China Does Not Respect the Personal Freedoms of Its People Unfavorable views of China also hover near historic highs in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed.
short readsOct 15, 2020 64% of Americans say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today.
short readsOct 4, 2019 Most Americans are wary of industry-funded research The public is somewhat more positive about the effects of government funding on research and practitioner recommendations.
short readsAug 6, 2019 Young Americans are less trusting of other people – and key institutions – than their elders Americans believe trust has declined in the U.S., whether it involves citizens’ faith in each other or their confidence in the government.