YouTube news influencers are more likely to explicitly identify with the political right than the left. Few have links to the news industry.

That number increases to 37% among those ages 18 to 29. The influencers themselves are mostly men who favor X over Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, Pew Research finds.

A report released Monday by Pew Research Center says about one in five Americans regularly get their news from so-called news influencers on social media

A significant number of young adults get their news from social media “news influencers” that generally don’t have traditional journalism training or news experience, according to new data from Pew Research Center.

The findings on social media influencers provide an indication of how Americans consumed the news during the U.S. presidential campaign.

According to a recent survey by Pew Research Center, approximately 21% of U.S. adults regularly get their news from social media influencers. The survey, conducted in late July and early August 2024,