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Holding Fourth Estate
August 1, 2018 200 replies Error Margin: + 7%
Q1. President Trump's criticism(s) of the press... (please check 4, one from each pair)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

Are largely valid

43%
51%
36%
84%
43%
0%
49%
46%
41%
43%

Are largely invalid

55%
48%
63%
13%
59%
98%
67%
51%
56%
55%

Help the President's cause

54%
50%
58%
72%
55%
33%
67%
63%
46%
54%

Hurt the President's cause

38%
42%
33%
11%
40%
63%
39%
31%
41%
38%

Are imagined (he doesn't really criticize the press all that much)

5%
9%
1%
4%
7%
4%
28%
3%
3%
5%

Are real (he really hammers the press)

85%
84%
86%
78%
91%
87%
78%
85%
86%
85%

Help the country

31%
36%
27%
66%
27%
0%
21%
36%
30%
31%

Hurt the country

55%
48%
63%
13%
60%
96%
67%
49%
58%
55%

None of these

0%
1%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Don't know

0%
1%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%

Don't care

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q2. Radio show host Alex Jones states that the Sandy Hook shootings were a hoax. Your thoughts? (please check 3, one from each pair)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

Sandy Hook shootings were a hoax

3%
7%
0%
3%
6%
0%
17%
3%
1%
3%

Sandy Hook shootings were NOT a hoax

93%
87%
100%
89%
92%
100%
89%
96%
92%
93%

Social media sites should ban Jones

53%
42%
65%
38%
36%
88%
32%
49%
58%
53%

Social media sites should NOT ban Jones

35%
47%
23%
39%
57%
7%
67%
41%
27%
35%

The FCC should ban Jones from the radio

44%
34%
55%
29%
37%
69%
28%
42%
48%
44%

The FCC should NOT ban Jones from the radio

42%
51%
33%
44%
60%
20%
50%
46%
38%
42%

None of these

1%
1%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
1%

Don't know

1%
3%
0%
3%
1%
0%
0%
0%
3%
1%

Don't care

1%
1%
0%
1%
0%
1%
0%
0%
1%
1%
Q3. What would happen to Facebook's financial fortunes if they were to ban 'fringe' elements? (Meaning, how dependent financially do you think Facebook is on news/posts from sources that have views that are extreme/far from mainstream?)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

Facebook would make far less money if they banned extreme news/posts

24%
28%
21%
42%
14%
18%
32%
26%
22%
24%

Facebook would make a little less money if they banned extreme news/posts

38%
42%
34%
21%
49%
44%
39%
51%
29%
38%

Facebook would not be affected financially if they banned extreme news/posts

18%
16%
21%
16%
22%
17%
28%
10%
23%
18%

Facebook would make a little more money if they banned extreme news/posts

5%
3%
7%
7%
2%
5%
0%
2%
7%
5%

Facebook would make a lot more money if they banned extreme news/posts

2%
1%
4%
4%
1%
1%
0%
4%
1%
2%

None of these

1%
2%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%

Don't know

5%
3%
7%
1%
5%
9%
0%
3%
7%
5%

Don't care

3%
2%
4%
5%
3%
2%
0%
1%
5%
3%
44% of US adults get news on Facebook, 60% get news on some form of social media
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