Amy Mitchell

Republicans are about four times as likely as Democrats to say voter fraud has been a major issue with mail-in ballots.

72% of U.S. adults say news organizations do an insufficient job telling their audiences where their money comes from.

U.S. adults in this group are less likely to get the facts right about COVID-19 and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims.

After three months of news and information, 64% of U.S. adults say the CDC mostly gets the facts about the outbreak right; 30% say the same about President Trump and his administration.

Among black Americans, 72% say coverage has been good or excellent and 85% say Trump’s message has been completely or mostly wrong.

Black adults were much more likely than whites and somewhat more likely than Hispanic adults to frequently discuss the pandemic with others.

People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.

More Americans hold positive than negative views of the news media’s COVID-19 coverage, but Republicans and Democrats remain starkly divided.

The percentage who say journalists have exaggerated the risks of the outbreak has decreased notably in recent weeks.

61% give equal attention to national and local coronavirus news.