Trump mentioned in about half of Biden stories during early weeks in office, but less so over time
During the first 60 days of the new administration, roughly half of stories about the Biden administration mentioned Donald Trump in some way.
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During the first 60 days of the new administration, roughly half of stories about the Biden administration mentioned Donald Trump in some way.
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
In studying voters’ views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.
Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.
Some 61% of U.S. adults say they follow COVID-19 news at both the national and local level equally, and 23% say they pay more attention to local news.
About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) say news organizations tend to favor one side when presenting the news on political and social issues.
Despite the spread of the conspiracy theories, about three-quarters of U.S. adults say they have heard or read nothing at all about them.
Americans’ confidence in checking COVID-19 information aligns closely with their confidence in checking the accuracy of news stories broadly.
Black adults were much more likely than whites and somewhat more likely than Hispanic adults to frequently discuss the pandemic with others.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
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