Fox News and CNN viewers have staggeringly different opinions on the Mueller report, poll shows
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It's no surprise that networks like CNN and Fox News attract viewers with very different biases, who hold starkly different editorial lines, but a new analysis from The Washington Post shows just how staggering those differences are.
The analysis, which looks at poll results released on Monday by HuffPost and YouGov, shows that more than 75 percent of those who followed reports about the Mueller investigation on Fox News believe the findings clear President Trump of any wrongdoing. Less than 25 percent of CNN viewers feel the same way. The separation remains consistent throughout the polling, including on questions about whether Trump tried to obstruct justice and the seriousness of Trump's relationship with Russia.
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The Post made an important distinction in its analysis, however. While Republicans still tend to favor Trump's innocence, they did poll at a lower rate when compared to the general category of Fox News viewer, suggesting the news network one chooses to watch is a clearer indication of an individual's support for the president than political affiliation.
HuffPost and YouGov polled a random sample of 1,000 U.S. citizens of voting age selected from YouGov's opt-in Internet panel between April 18 and April 19. The margin of error is 3.3 percent. Read more at The Washington Post.
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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.
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