Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions
Younger U.S. adults were better than their elders at differentiating between factual and opinion statements in a survey conducted in early 2018.
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Younger U.S. adults were better than their elders at differentiating between factual and opinion statements in a survey conducted in early 2018.
Read a Q&A with Amy Mitchell, director of journalism research at Pew Research Center, on a new report that explores Americans’ ability to distinguish factual news statements from opinions.
Just 5% of more than 3,000 news stories from the first 100 days of the Trump presidency cited a member of the public.
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Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.
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Social Security has developed into one of the most popular federal programs, though that popularity is tempered by concern over its long-term financial outlook.
Legislative productivity may be on an upswing, as lawmakers enacted more bills before their August break than either of the two preceding Congresses.
Midway through its second and final year, the 113th Congress remains one of the least legislatively productive in recent history.
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