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Most TikTok users see humor and opinions about news | Pew Research Center
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https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2026/02/11/the-age-divide-in-how-americans-think-about-news/
The age divide in how Americans think about news | Pew Research Center
Mar 31, 2026 - Younger adults tend to say they mostly get news because they come across it, and they're less likely to say it's important to get news regularly.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/05/07/attention-to-local-news/
How closely do Americans follow local news? | Pew Research Center
Apr 14, 2026 - The share of U.S. adults who say they follow local news very closely now stands at 22% – a decline of 15 points since 2016.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/05/07/americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news/
Americans' Changing Relationship With Local News | Pew Research Center
May 7, 2025 - More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2018/06/18/distinguishing-between-factual-and-opinion-statements-in-the-news/
Can Americans Tell Factual From Opinion Statements in the News? | Pew Research Center
May 3, 2024 - The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better in differentiating facts from opinions.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/08/29/americans-experiences-with-local-crime-news/
Americans’ Experiences With Local Crime News | Pew Research Center
May 7, 2025 - Most U.S. adults say they are interested in several types of local crime coverage, but far fewer say this information is easy to find.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/05/07/americans-views-on-the-financial-health-of-local-news/
How Americans view the financial health of local news | Pew Research Center
Apr 14, 2026 - Amid downward industry trends, 63% say their local news outlets are doing very or somewhat well financially – down from 71% in 2018.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/10/10/americans-views-of-2024-election-news/
Americans’ Views of 2024 Election News | Pew Research Center
Nov 11, 2025 - About three-quarters of U.S. adults say they’ve seen inaccurate election news at least somewhat often, and many say it’s hard to tell what’s true.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/politics-policy/us-elections-voters/election-news-2/
Election News - Research and data from Pew Research Center
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https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/01/relatively-few-americans-are-getting-news-from-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt/
Relatively few Americans are getting news from AI chatbots like ChatGPT | Pew Research Center
Oct 1, 2025 - About one-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news often (2%) or sometimes (7%) from AI chatbots.
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