On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the DNC and RNC have wrapped their conventions. Will they have any impact on public opinion? We share our analysis. Then, enthusiasm for this year’s presidential election is up. We discuss why. Plus, our friends at the Pew Research Center released new numbers […] Read more »
United States of Conspiracy
How trafficking in conspiracy theories went from the fringes of U.S. politics into the White House. FRONTLINE examines the alliance of conspiracy entrepreneur Alex Jones, Trump advisor Roger Stone, and the president, and their role in the battle over truth and lies. CONT. Frontline, PBS Read more »
Covid-19 misinformation is everywhere, but it could have been much worse
Covid-19 has taken over our lives, but it hasn’t been around for very long. Scientists have been studying it in real-time as the world collectively goes through a traumatic, world-changing event. It’s killed more than half a million people—and we don’t even know exactly where it came from. Which, on […] Read more »
Our study found little evidence that Twitter is biased against conservative opinion leaders
… Conservatives have long alleged that Twitter and Facebook have a liberal bias, complaining that Twitter mutes conservatives on its platform. But our new study of the U.S. Twitter landscape doesn’t bear this out. Instead, we found that partisan political accounts are more of a sideshow on Twitter in America. […] Read more »
Why Trump’s racist Tweets and rhetoric will not help him win reelection
As it has become more apparent that President Donald Trump faces a tough road to reelection, he has turned to old habits of offering incendiary rhetoric meant divide Americans and inflame racial tensions. Trump’s recent use of the term “Kung Flu” to describe the Coronavirus is only one of the […] Read more »
Many Americans See Exaggeration, Conspiracy Theories and Partisanship in COVID-19 News
As Americans continue to process a steady flow of information about the coronavirus outbreak – from changing infection and death rates to new testing protocols and evolving social distancing guidelines – they give the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health organizations the highest rating when it […] Read more »