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News and politics in the U.S.

Statistics report on news and politics

This statistics report has been compiled to provide statistical information about news and politics in the United States. The report begins with a global overview followed by a chapter providing data on consumption and perspectives in the United States. The report also contains information on trust, as well as election news consumption. Data includes source and platform usage, differing consumption behavior and perspectives according to party ID, and attitudes to the news media.

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Global overview

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  • Basic Statistic Global news site traffic growth 2025
  • Basic Statistic Consumers witnessing false information on certain topics worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic News sources most accessed on social media worldwide 2025, by network
  • Premium Statistic Impact of disinformation on political life in own country worldwide 2023, by HDI

Consumption and perspectives

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  • Basic Statistic Most visited conservative websites in the U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic YoY visitor development of leading conservative websites in the U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic Leading news media outlets for consuming news in the U.S. 2026
  • Basic Statistic Share of adults consuming political and election news in the U.S. 2026
  • Basic Statistic Share of adults following political news in the U.S. 2026
  • Basic Statistic Frequently searched news among adults in the U.S. 2026, by type
  • Basic Statistic Accessing political news in the U.S. 2025
  • Basic Statistic Political and election news source use in the U.S. 2024, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Most avoided news topics among adults in the U.S. 2026

Trust

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  • Premium Statistic Most trusted sources of general news and information worldwide 2011-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. confidence in business, public institutions and other organizations 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. confidence in institutions 2024, by political party
  • Premium Statistic Sentiment on global leaders in online press worldwide 2017-2024
  • Basic Statistic Trust in news shared on social media in the U.S. 2026
  • Basic Statistic Trust in broadcast news organizations in the U.S. 2026
  • Premium Statistic Perceived objectivity of mass media in the U.S. 2019-2025, by political affiliation
  • Basic Statistic Trust in media in the U.S. 2026, by political party
  • Basic Statistic Perception of ideology of news sources in the U.S. 2026, by political party

Election news

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  • Basic Statistic Engagement with election news in the U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic Election news topic coverage preferences in the U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic Election news concerns among consumers in the U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic News influencers who mentioned Trump or Harris in social media posts U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Frequency of seeing inaccurate 2024 election news in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Difficulty with determining true news about 2024 election in the U.S. 2024
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