Americans who get their news primarily from cable are the only people who believe that Israel is not committing a genocide in Gaza, according to according to a new survey that examined the relationship between attitudes toward the war and news consumption habits.

The survey puts numbers on trends that have become increasingly apparent: Cable news viewers are more supportive of Israel’s war effort, less likely to think Israel is committing war crimes, and less interested in the war in general. People who get their news primarily from social media, YouTube, or podcasts, by contrast, generally side with the Palestinians, believe Israel is committing war crimes and genocide, and consider the issue of significant importance.

When it comes to the salience of the war on Gaza as an electoral concern, the trend continues. Just 12 percent of the overall public lists it as a top three issue, and just 3 percent say it’s their top issue. Of that 3 percent, nearly all of them get their news from social media or YouTube. One in 5 social media news consumers say Israel’s war is a top-three issue; the same is true for 18- to 29-year-olds.

Asked if Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, cable news viewers said no by a 34-32 margin. All other news consumers said Israel is committing genocide, including print (36-33), YouTube (41-31), and social media users, who agree with the statement by a 44 to 19 percent margin. People aged 18 to 29, meanwhile, have similar views (48-21 percent), while those over 65 say by a 47 to 21 percent plurality that Israel isn’t committing genocide.

  • @LinkerbaanOP
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    228 months ago

    Good thing we can trust the mainstream media such as New York Times to fact check and definitely not hire ex IDF soldiers to write propaganda stories.

    • @[email protected]
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      -208 months ago

      They’re seemingly a far lot more trustworthy than the bullshit you post. I mean… is there anyone on lemmy that gets banned for misinformation more than you?

      • @Ensign_Crab
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        8 months ago

        You consider anything that supports genocide to be trustworthy.

        And isn’t your whole thing attacking the mods because they don’t immediately censor anything that disagrees with your singular devotion to the support of genocide? Why are mod actions suddenly trustworthy to you?

        • @[email protected]
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          -78 months ago

          I consider anything that acknowledges nuance to be at least worthy of some trust. Unlike people like you, I don’t blindly buy into outrage just because the other kids in school do. Then again, I’ve been through this shit before so I get how it works.