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Trust, Facts, DemocracyHow Libraries Fit Into the Biggest Issues of These Times
Lee Rainie
Director, Internet and Technology Research
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“The vast majority of respondents signaled they were
dead set against the U.S. populace, condemning in
forceful terms the way others have handled things over
the past year…,” said Pew Research Center polling
analyst Babette Randolph, noting that the rate of
opposition remained consistent across all 50 states
and virtually every demographic regardless of age,
gender, race, religion, or political identification.
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Trust
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Public trust in the federal government
remains at historic low % who say they trust the federal government to do what is
right just about always/most of the time
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March 20-25, 2019.
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Consistent Liberals & Conservatives Often Live in Different Media Worlds
http://www.journalism.org/2014/10/21/political-polarization-media-habits/
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Little Overlap in the Sources Trusted for Political News
http://www.journalism.org/2014/10/21/political-polarization-media-habits/
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Many users see social media as an especially negative venue for
political discussions compared with face-to-face
% of social media users who say their political discussions are more or less __ compared with other places people might discuss politics
http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/10/25/the-political-environment-on-social-media/
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41% have personally experience online harassment(66% have witnessed it)
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How important?63 28
Library to community
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People’s trust in various sources of information
3
14
17
18
18
24
39
40
31
54
48
54
43
58
44
38
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Info on social media
Info from financial institutions
Info from national news organizations
Info from local news organizations
Info from government sources
Info from family and friends
Info from health care providers
Information from local public library
a lot some
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Facts
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Americans see made-up news as a bigger
problem than other key issues
% of U.S. adults who say __ is a very big problem in the country today
Source: Survey conducted Feb. 19-March 4, 2019.
“Many Americans Say Made-Up News is a Critical Problem That Needs to be Fixed”
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Americans see made up news as detrimental to
the country’s democratic system
% of U.S. adults who say made-up news and information has a big impact on …
Source: Survey conducted Feb. 19-March 4, 2019.
“Many Americans Say Made-Up News is a Critical Problem That Needs to be Fixed”
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Republicans about three times as likely as
Democrats to blame journalists for creating
made-up news and information% of U.S. adults who say __ create a lot of made-up news and information
Note: Statistically significant differences are in bold.
Source: Survey conducted Feb. 19-March 4, 2019.
“Many Americans Say Made-Up News is a Critical Problem That Needs to be Fixed”
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Some news statements are more likely than others to be
correctly identified as factual or opinion% U.S. adults who classified each statement as factual or opinion
Source: Survey conducted Feb. 22-March 4, 2018.
“Distinguishing Between Factual and Opinion Statements in the News”
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Few classified all factual and opinion statements correctly,
though a majority got more correct than incorrect
% of U.S. adults who correctly classified __ factual statements as factual
% of U.S. adults who correctly classified __ opinion statements as opinions
Note: Skipping a statement was counted as not correctly identifying it as factual or as opinion.
Source: Survey conducted Feb. 22-March 4, 2018.
“Distinguishing Between Factual and Opinion Statements in the News”
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Republicans and Democrats more likely to see opinion
statements as factual when they favor their side
% who classified each factual statement as factual
Note: Independents not shown. Republicans and Democrats significantly differ on all statements.
Source: Survey conducted Feb. 22-March 4, 2018.
“Distinguishing Between Factual and Opinion Statements in the News”
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Republicans and Democrats more likely to see opinion
statements as factual when they favor their side
Note: Independents not shown. Republicans and Democrats significantly differ on all statements except for “Democracy is the greatest form of government.”
Source: Survey conducted Feb. 22-March 4, 2018.
“Distinguishing Between Factual and Opinion Statements in the News”
% who classified each opinion statement as factual
RepublicanDemocrat
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Younger Americans are better able to distinguish between facts
and opinions % of U.S. adults in each age group who correctly classified ____ factual statements as factual
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26% of Americans have had false information posted about them
% of U.S. adults who have had untrue information about them posted online
http://www.pewinternet.org/2017/07/11/online-harassment-2017/
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Most say the issue of made-up news will get
worse
% of U.S. adults who say the issue of made-up news and information will ___ in the next five years
Source: Survey conducted Feb. 19-March 4, 2019.
“Many Americans Say Made-Up News is a Critical Problem That Needs to be Fixed”
Get
worse
56%Stay
the …
Get better
10%
No answer 1%
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How much have libraries contributed to their communities? % of those ages 16+
19
22
24
29
31
36
37
37
34
39
39
39
37
37
17
21
19
19
14
14
15
17
14
10
8
8
6
7
0 20 40 60 80 100
Helping people when a natural disaster or major problemstrikes the community
Helping people find jobs or pursue job training
Helping people find out about volunteer opportunities andother ways people can make contributions to your…
Helping people learn about local events and resources thatare available in your community
Helping people learn how to use new technologies
Helping people when they seek health information
Helping people decide what information they can trust
A lot Somewhat A little Not at all
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How well, if at all, do your local public libraries serve the learning
and educational needs of your local community – not just
children at schools, but all those of any age who want to learn? % of those ages 18+
37 39 6 4 12
0 20 40 60 80 100
Very well Pretty well Not too well Not well at all Don't know
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How well, if at all, do your local public libraries serve the learning
and educational needs of you and your family? (% of those ages 18+)
34 36 9 12 8
0 20 40 60 80 100
Very well Pretty well Not too well Not well at all Don't know
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Democracy
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Democrats and Republicans more ideologically divided than in
the pastDistribution of Democrats and Republicans on a 10-item scale of political values
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 8-18, 2017.
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Less overlap in the political values of Republicans and Democrats
than in the pastDistribution of Republicans and Democrats on a 10-item scale of political values
Source: Survey conducted June 8-18, 2017.
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Country viewed as falling short on a range of widely supported democratic values
% who say each is very important for the U.S. and describes the country very/somewhat well …
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Party now far exceeds other social divisions
Average divide across 10 political values, by key demographics
Source: Pew Research Center “The Partisan Divide on Political Values Grows Even Wider” Oct. 5, 2017.
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Rising ‘antipathy’ toward other political side
Source: Yearly averages
February 2017 37
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Negative stereotypes about the ‘other side’
http://www.people-
press.org/2016/06/22/partisanship-and-
political-animosity-in-2016/
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More Americans expect partisan relations to get worse than did
so after three prior midterms
% who say relations between Republicans and Democrats in Washington will ___ in the coming year
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Nov. 7-13, 2018.
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Most have little or no confidence in political wisdom of the
American people
% saying they have ___ of trust and confidence in the wisdom of American people in making political decisions
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March 7-14, 2018.
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Public is broadly pessimistic about the future of America
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What people say they want/need
Smart allies (diversity really helps)Improved curatorsProof of authenticityTransparencyMore confidence they can
learn and growJust-in-time help in
decision makingMore training on tech use and
information literacyOrganizations that will help
and protect them
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Be not afraid