Annenberg Public Policy Center @Penn. Political, science & health communication. Home of @factcheckdotorg, @civicsrenewal, @annenbergcivics. RT≠endorsement
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New: APPC research director Dan Romer writes that public health strategies used against cigarettes could help reduce the appeal of firearms. One way: Reduce depictions of #guns in #movies and #TV shows. annenbergpublicpolicycenter.…
New Poll on Vaccines and Autism: Here's Where Americans Stand medpagetoday.com/infectiousd…
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Trump Makes False Claims About Climate Change
President Donald Trump has continued to make false claims about climate change, dating back to his first term. We covered similar inaccurate talking points in September 2024.
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Most Americans do not believe childhood vaccines cause autism, poll finds wapo.st/4jzKg6a
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Confusion: About 1 in 3 Americans say RFK Jr. recommends the measles vaccine for children -- and about the same number say he doesn't. annenbergpublicpolicycenter.… #cdc #vaccination #MMR #measles
Confusion: About 1 in 3 Americans say RFK Jr. recommends the measles vaccine for children -- and about the same number say he doesn't. annenbergpublicpolicycenter.… #cdc #vaccination #MMR #measles
How does communication shape public policy? @APPCPenn invites @Penn faculty, grad students and postdocs to apply for research funding on this question. See details below. @AnnenbergPenn @PennSAS @PennSP2 @PennFels @Wharton @PennMedicine @PennMindCORE @PennGSE @pennlaw
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Trump Misrepresents Government Subscriptions to Politico
As we wrote back in February 2025, both the Biden and Trump administrations paid for subscriptions to Politico. But on Sept. 18, President Donald Trump falsely claimed the media outlet was “bailed out” by the Biden administration "from going out of business."
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The Annenberg Public Policy Center found that many United States adults lack basic civic knowledge.
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RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’
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"In Hottest Summer on Record, 2 in 3 Americans Say Climate Change Is Increasing Heat-Related Illnesses" via @APPCPenn: annenbergpublicpolicycenter.…
New: In the hottest summer on record, 2 in 3 Americans say climate change is increasing heat-related illnesses. The survey finds that extreme heat is affecting the everyday lives of most Americans. annenbergpublicpolicycenter.… #climate #heat
Annenberg poll: Americans are fuzzy on the building blocks of government axios.com/local/philadelphia… #civics #ConstitutionDay
How are you marking Constitution Day? Thanks, @IsaacAvilucea & @axios, for looking at our civics survey, which finds this year that a third of US adults can't name the three branches of government.
Pretty stark findings from @APPCPenn on nuts and bolts of Constitution, ahead of Constitution Day, per @axios Philly. axios.com/local/philadelphia…
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🗨️ “The CDC needs to do a better job of informing the public about how to choose and apply insect repellent” -- Patrick E. Jamieson of @APPCPenn.
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A new study from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that out of 1,000 adults, one-third couldn't name the three branches of government, and a quarter of them mistakenly thought the First Amendment included gun rights. audacy.com/kywnewsradio/podc…
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🦟 An @APPCPenn survey showed that just 15% of respondents know not to apply mosquito repellent beneath clothing.
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Pretty stark findings from @APPCPenn on nuts and bolts of Constitution, ahead of Constitution Day, per @axios Philly. axios.com/local/philadelphia…