As the COVID-19 crisis continues and the debate rages on between Twitter and President Trump over online content moderation, a new report from Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation found that Americans understand the threat of misinformation to public health and democracy, and want misleading information […] Read more »
Forceful clearing of Lafayette Square protest was defining moment for president and protests
The police crackdown to clear protesters from Lafayette Square last week looms as a defining moment in the national debate over race and law enforcement that followed the death of George Floyd. An exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds Americans overwhelmingly endorse the right of peaceful protest outside the White House […] Read more »
Fast facts about Americans’ views of social media companies as Trump-Twitter dispute grows
President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order aimed at discouraging social media companies from censoring posts. The order follows a decision by Twitter earlier in the week to add fact-checking labels to two of Trump’s tweets, even as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he doesn’t believe internet companies […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Lack of contact is biggest personal hardship of pandemic
Here are five takeaways on the coronavirus pandemic from the latest Fox News Poll. • More than 6 in 10 voters say the lack of available testing is a major problem, and many feel that way about the lack of a clear federal response.• A majority wants to wait to […] Read more »
When the Mask You’re Wearing ‘Tastes Like Socialism’
The Covid-19 pandemic has divided Americans into two camps. To no one’s surprise, lockdown politics have joined the legion of issues that pit Democrats against Republicans. … The partisan fight over the lockdown has shown us, once again, how differently the choices government leaders make look to different constituencies of […] Read more »
America’s response to the coronavirus is the most American thing ever
The US response to coronavirus has been consistently inconsistent. It’s also uniquely American. There are no national guidelines and no organized efforts to reopen the country beyond what measures states have taken. Public health officials say one thing while governors say another and President Donald Trump says something else entirely. […] Read more »