Archive - Reality Check Insights

Do Americans Approve of the Two-Party System?

As Congress and the Biden administration increasingly face calls to either pursue or reject efforts towards bipartisanship, old concerns regarding the…

Jul 28, 2021 •

Raising the Minimum Wage - An Opportunity for Unity

In our increasingly politically polarized landscape, it can seem as though finding widespread agreement on any issue, much less those with the potential…

Jul 14, 2021 •

June 2021

Where do Americans think Covid-19 Originated?

Reality Check Insights just returned from the field with our Covid-19 Origins Survey.

Jun 8, 2021 •

Reality Check Insights

November 2020

How our Chief Data Scientist and his research colleague predicted the election outcome 100 days in advance

Peter Enns and Julius Lagondy describe their model and its implications in the Washington Post

Nov 12, 2020 •

Reality Check Insights

Perfect Storm Brews with Potential Confusion over the Election Results

Reality Check Insights' co-founders discuss in The Hill

Nov 3, 2020 •

Reality Check Insights

October 2020

What do Americans believe caused the recent wildfires?

Our recent Politics and Election 2020 Survey offers unique insight into how the public views these unprecedented fires.

Oct 27, 2020 •

The Politicization of the NBA

Marc Berman uses our Race and Policing in America Survey to discuss the politicization of the NBA in the NY Post.

Oct 19, 2020 •

Reality Check Insights

Will ‘hidden’ Trump supporters give America an election day surprise?

In the Los Angeles Times, our Chief Data Scientist, Peter Enns, explores this question using data from our recent survey, Politics and the Election…

Oct 15, 2020 •

Reality Check Insights

Do Young Americans Seek to Silence Debate?

Sam Abrams, professor of politics at Sarah Lawrence College and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, recently used Reality Check…

Oct 9, 2020 •

Reality Check Insights

Why was Trump campaigning in Minnesota?

Trump’s rally in Minnesota was the last large event before he and many of those around him tested positive for COVID-19.

Oct 3, 2020 •

Reality Check Insights

Republicans and Democrats’ Disagreement about Closing Restaurants Extends beyond COVID-19 and Social Distancing

Our recent Reality Check Insights State of America Survey asked over 3,500 respondents what they thought about public health mandates.

Oct 1, 2020 •

Jake Rothschild

September 2020

After Trump’s “Avalanche” of Lies, How Much do Republicans Value Honesty?

After so many lies and false claims, we wondered if perhaps honesty was not especially important to some Republicans when selecting a presidential…

Sep 30, 2020 •

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