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.
Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
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.
While U.S. Democrats turn to a variety of outlets for political news, no source comes close to matching the appeal of Fox News for Republicans.
More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Americans turn to a wide range of media outlets for political and election news, but Fox News and CNN stand out as especially common sources.
There are notable differences between white and black Democrats in news consumption habits and assessments of recent political events and figures in the news.
59% of Americans are following news about the 2020 candidates closely, but far fewer are following it very closely at this stage of the race.
1615 L St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
USA
(+1) 202-419-4300 | Main
(+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax
(+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries
About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
