4. Partisans remain sharply divided in many views toward the news media; stark differences between Trump’s strongest supporters, critics

Republicans far more likely to cite deception and carelessness for why mistakes in news stories occur

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Republicans far more likely to cite deception and carelessness for why mistakes in news stories occur
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