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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 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.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Cable news seems to be allergic to providing any kind of context no matter what the issue is, despite having 24 hours to fill. They'll typically just loop the same 10 second clip from the event and then have 2 pundits who don't actually know anything talk about it.

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