Friend,

Last week, we sent out a survey asking Free Press supporters like you which issues you care most about — and whether you’ve encountered disinformation and misleading content about the upcoming elections.

The response was overwhelming: More than 2,000 of you participated! And we’re excited to share an overview of the results — results that closely align with the findings in Free Press’ nationwide public-opinion poll:

• 83.3% of respondents selected “Hate and disinformation on social media” as their most important issue.
• 63.4% of respondents selected “Media consolidation and the decline of local journalism” as their second-most important issue.
• 61.1% of respondents reported seeing disinformation and misleading content about the upcoming election on social media.

The challenges we face are immense. But if we continue to push tech companies to prioritize truth and democracy over profits, work across the country to revive local journalism, and call out racism and bias in the media, we can create the media system we deserve.

Can we count on you to support this work? Donate any amount to Free Press today so we have the resources we'll need for the fights ahead.

With your support, we can do just about anything.

Thank you so much,

Dutch and the rest of the Free Press team
freepress.net