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Americans inhabited different information environments, with wide gaps in how they viewed the election and COVID-19.

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The percentage of Americans following news of the pandemic very closely has slipped to its lowest level since the beginning of the outbreak.

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While Fox’s audience spans ideologies on the right, its new challengers attract mainly conservatives.

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The share of Americans who say they watch television via cable or satellite has plunged from 76% in 2015 to 56% this year.

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