A story published by TheHill is leading to a backlash on Twitter, with many users pointing out the misleading headline about the percentage of people who believe outgoing Republican president Donald Trump should concede.
So 54% of Americans think Trump shouldn’t concede? NO. If you read past this false headline, you see that the survey actually shows most Americans think Trump SHOULD concede at some point, and just 12% of Americans think he should not concede. Come on, The Hill, this is nonsense. https://t.co/BHDxm8iY7b
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) November 19, 2020
“So 54” is the top trending political topic on Twitter thanks to the misinformation propagated by TheHill, which intentionally misrepresented the findings of a Politico/Morning Consult poll. The poll found 78% of Americans thought Trump should concede with some respondents saying that he should do so when his claims of widespread fraud have been debunked. Only 12% saying he shouldn’t.