Americans Have Difficulty Identifying Facts, Opinions In News


Most Americans cannot correctly identify factual statements and opinion statements in the news media they read, according to results of a survey released today by the Pew Research Center.

The findings, which are based on a survey of 5,035 American adults conducted February 22 to March 8, asked them to …


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