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Polarization in voter media consumption

Truth Social and Rumble skew Republican; Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Reddit, Nextdoor, and X are more mixed.

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Fox News splits the parties, and CNN trust is 67% among Democrats versus 23% among Republicans.

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In 2025, Democrats' national-news trust was 69%, versus 44% for Republicans; social-media trust was 37% each.

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Echo platforms are ideologically homogeneous, retweets reinforce in-groups, and mentions can intensify polarization.

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People favor ingroup sources over outgroup sources, especially when affective polarization is high.

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