X account: 12% of Americans report regularly getting their news from Twitter/X, down from 15% in 2020. If you’re a member of the subset of X/Twitter active on Election Twitter, you’re a minority of a minority, and more obsessed with and knowledgeable about data than 99.5% of populace.

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12% of Americans report regularly getting their news from Twitter/X, down from 15% in 2020.

If you’re a member of the subset of X/Twitter active on Election Twitter, you’re a minority of a minority, and more obsessed with and knowledgeable about data than 99.5% of populace.

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12% of Americans report regularly getting their news from Twitter/X, down from 15% in 2020.
If you’re a member of the subset of X/Twitter active on Election Twitter, you’re a minority of a minority, and more obsessed with and knowledgeable about data than 99.5% of populace.

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Twitter/X: If this proportion is genuine and continues to decline, it may indicate weakening penetration and user engagement with Twitter/X as a news source.

Why it matters to readers

This is a social media statement posted by X account @jbsdc containing a statistical claim about Americans' news consumption habits, but the provided data does not include the original survey source or independently verified evidence.

Subject of focus: Twitter/X. Observation period: medium to long term

Risks and unknowns

Verify 12% and 2020 years and 15% corresponding original surveys, samples, and statistical definitions.
Monitor whether subsequent surveys show that the proportion of Americans getting their news through Twitter/X continues to decline.
Reversal condition for the Twitter/X impact assessment: Subsequent surveys show that the proportion of Americans regularly getting their news from Twitter/X has recovered, or that the statistical definition has been revised.

AI-assisted interpretation

The following is analysis, separate from reported facts. Verify important claims independently.

Twitter/X: If this proportion is genuine and continues to decline, it may indicate weakening penetration and user engagement with Twitter/X as a news source.

Why it matters to readers

Subject of focus: Twitter/X. Observation period: medium to long term

Risks and unknowns

Verify 12% and 2020 years and 15% corresponding original surveys, samples, and statistical definitions.
Monitor whether subsequent surveys show that the proportion of Americans getting their news through Twitter/X continues to decline.
Reversal condition for the Twitter/X impact assessment: Subsequent surveys show that the proportion of Americans regularly getting their news from Twitter/X has recovered, or that the statistical definition has been revised.

X account: 12% of Americans report regularly getting their news from Twitter/X, down from 15% in 2020. If you’re a member of the subset of X/Twitter active on Election Twitter, you’re a minority of a minority, and more obsessed with and knowledgeable about data than 99.5% of populace.

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X account: 12% of Americans report regularly getting their news from Twitter/X, down from 15% in 2020. If you’re a member of the subset of X/Twitter active on Election Twitter, you’re a minority of a minority, and more obsessed with and knowledgeable about data than 99.5% of populace.

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