Only 35% of Americans know that mpox can be sexually transmitted -- that number drops to 13% for Zika virus. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4usetGU.

Survey Highlights Persistent Uncertainty on STI Vaccines. (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260522-top...

Poll highlights Americans’ uneven knowledge of STI prevention & treatment. The findings underscore the need for more education against a backdrop of elevated and rising rates of some STIs, the authors say. Read more: ow.ly/3QuF50Z3cLC

🎓 Annenberg doctoral graduates ahead of today’s ceremony! Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates on reaching such an incredible milestone! You've earned every bit of this celebration! 🎉👏

The data show most Americans are paying attention to AI — “and what they see concerns them,” a researcher said.

🎉Congratulations to our esteemed friends at @appc.upenn.edu on winning the 2026 @aapor.bsky.social Policy Impact Award. The award recognizes the Annenberg Science and Public Health survey, a nationally representative, probability-based panel study. www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/annenberg-he...

👇 Rarely see bipartisan support. Action needed! Many Americans Pessimistic about AI’s Impact – and Want More Regulation www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/americans-pe... via @appc.upenn.edu "The most pessimistic assessments are reserved for mental health and well-being..."

Nearly two-thirds of Americans, 65%, say the government has done “too little” to regulate AI. The support for regulation is bipartisan (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260514-top...

Despite widespread awareness of AI – 78% say they have heard at least a moderate amount about it and 67% report using AI at least a few times in the past month – the public outlook on AI’s trajectory is negative. (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260514-top...

Americans are broadly pessimistic about AI’s impact. (@appc.upenn.edu) www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/americans-pe...

Republicans Repeat Problematic Estimate of Medication Abortion Harms www.factcheck.org/2026/05/repu...

New posting of a great research opportunity: @falklab.bsky.social is hiring a Civic Science Fellow to develop civically oriented projects on topics like climate & health comms, civic engagement & climate action, and social connection and resilience. Come join us at @upenn.edu! See link below.

A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that nearly 7 in 10 Americans say they trust vaccine scientists a moderate or greater amount to act in the best interests of “people like you."

Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid www.factcheck.org/2026/05/kenn...

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Providing Context for Leavitt’s Examples of ‘Violent Rhetoric’ www.factcheck.org/2026/04/prov...

Congratulations to @factcheck.org on winning a National Headliner Award for its series on Project 2025!

A nationally representative @appc.upenn.edu survey finds that the American public continues to see scientists working on vaccines in fundamentally similar ways to medical scientists and scientists in general. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260428-top...

New survey: Vaccine scientists are seen by the public as having the same average level of human and political bias as medical scientists and scientists in general (that is, right in the middle between rarely and often). www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/scientists-e...

Hello #medsky #scisky and anyone interested in #scicomm: A new @appc.upenn.edu poll on public trust in scientists has a lot to unpack, including the importance of disclosing funding sources & how you guard against bias in your work. Read more: www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/scientists-e...

The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for Safety www.factcheck.org/2026/04/the-...

Thanks to @danvergano.bsky.social and @sciam.bsky.social for taking a look at our new survey finding that Americans have equal trust in vaccine researchers as other scientists.

Americans trust vaccine researchers as much as other scientists, poll finds Roughly seven in 10 people still trust vaccine researchers, a new poll finds. The number is in line with trust for other scientists www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...

Amy Gutmann, Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, is joining the Penn Center on Media, Technology and Democracy (Penn MEDIATED) as a Faculty Advisor:

We won the Webby's People’s Voice Award in the News & Politics category! Thank you to everyone who voted for us. We appreciate your support. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

Congratulations to @factcheck.org on winning the People's Voice Award in the Webbys for News & Politics site!!

What Do We Know About ‘Birth Tourism’? www.factcheck.org/2026/04/what...

Elon Musk Amplifies Baseless Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine www.factcheck.org/2026/04/elon...

An Annenberg Public Policy Center survey finds that the public has more confidence in career scientists at US health agencies than the agencies' leadership. Just 38% are confident RFK Jr. is providing the public with trustworthy information.

The U.S. Treasury Didn’t Declare the Country ‘Insolvent’ www.factcheck.org/2026/04/the-...

Trump Fumbles the Facts with Farmers www.factcheck.org/2026/04/trum...

In a speech to what he called “the single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House has … ever had,” President Donald Trump distorted the facts on the estate tax, soybean exports and more. www.factcheck.org/2026/04/trum...

Happy International Fact-Checking Day! To commemorate it, here's a look back at mentions of our work over the years. Please consider supporting our work holding politicians accountable by making a donation here: giving.aws.cloud.upenn.edu/fund?fastSta... #FactCheckingDay #FactsMatter

Trump Links Biden’s Ukraine Aid to Pentagon’s Iran War Funding Request www.factcheck.org/2026/03/trum...

Who is Wong Kim Ark and why was his 1898 case repeatedly cited in arguments today before the Supreme Court over the issue of birthright citizenship? We'll explain. www.factcheck.org/2023/06/trum...

This is not an April Fools’ Day joke! We are a nominee for the 30th Annual Webby Awards in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. www.factcheck.org/2026/04/we-c...

Trump Links Biden's Ukraine Aid to Pentagon's Iran War Funding Request www.factcheck.org/2026/03/trum...

Flaws in Government Tool to ID Noncitizen Voters www.factcheck.org/2026/03/flaw...

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Exciting news from our project @factcheck.org -- it's been nominate for a Webby Award! Vote at the link below to help FactCheck.org win a People's Voice Award.

Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and elevated cancer risk remains unchanged since February 2025, with over half of Americans saying that regularly consuming alcohol increases your chances of later developing cancer, according to @appc.upenn.edu:

FactChecking Trump’s Repeated False Claim About Mail-In Voting We first wrote about this claim back in August 2025. On March 23, Trump made the claim again. www.factcheck.org/2025/08/fact...

Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and elevated cancer risk remains unchanged since February 2025, even though the new U.S. dietary guidelines this year omitted the previous warning about cancer. www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/awareness-of...

Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and elevated cancer risk remains unchanged since February 2025, despite its omission from the new US dietary guidelines, found a survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Centre. @appc.upenn.edu www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/awareness-of...

Awareness of Alcohol-Cancer Link Holds Steady Despite Omission in New U.S. Dietary Guidelines www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/awareness-of... @usdagov.bsky.social

EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’ www.factcheck.org/2026/03/epas...

EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’ www.factcheck.org/2026/03/epas...

Our recent survey showed that Americans have more trust that career scientists at US health agencies than the leaders of those agencies. Only 5% of US adults were very confident in the leaders, vs. 18% in career scientists. Read more: www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/stark-divide...

A person's primary care doctor or nurse is the most trusted on public health guidance, our survey finds, followed by experts such as @americanheart.bsky.social, @ama-assn.org & @ameracadpeds.bsky.social. HHS Sec'y RFK Jr. was trusted by just 38%. www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/stark-divide...

Mind, Brain & Society WIP Thurs, March 19 3:30-5 PM (w/snacks & swag!) 200 Goddard, 3710 Hamilton Walk @upenn.edu To Do or Not to Do: How Goal Framing Shapes Behavioral Change Maya Enisman, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg Public Policy Center & Social Action Lab @appc.upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu