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Support For Curtailing Misinformation Falls To Lowest Point Since Trump's Last Administration

The percentage of Americans who believe the government should take more of a role in restricting false information online has fallen to its latest point since 2018, the last time Donald Trump was president, according to new data released by Pew Research Center today.

Coincidentally, that correlates with a precipitous …

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  1. Jim Meyer from Golden Square, April 15, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

    Or, Joe, people have finally figured out that "curtailing misinformation" is code for "suppressing of First Amendment rights." The abuses and manipulation enabled by Government efforts to "curtail misnformation" are now clear and legion. Trump was elected in part because patriots on both sides of the aisle had had enough. 

  2. david raab from raab associates, April 15, 2025 at 1:34 p.m.

    Why do you find it surprising that Democrats would not support the Trump government from suppressing what it considers misinformation?  Or that they don't trust Trump-friendly tech companies?

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