Americans Who Mainly Get Their News on Social Media Are Less Engaged, Less Knowledgeable

Social media news users most likely to have heard conspiracy theory that pandemic was intentionally planned

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Social media news users most likely to have heard conspiracy theory that pandemic was intentionally planned
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