After conducting a joint poll about the scandals involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, the Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago — one of the largest independent social research organizations in the country — presented the results in two very different ways.
According to the Associated Press, “Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about President Biden, an AP-NORC poll shows.”
Compare this to the NORC’s headline for the same poll, and the AP’s slant becomes clear: “Most say Biden has acted either illegally or unethically in his son’s business dealings.”
“Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection amid investigations into his son Hunter and an impeachment inquiry, with a poll showing that 35% of U.S. adults believe the president himself has done something illegal,” Josh Boak and Linley Sanders wrote for the AP. “An additional 33% say they think the Democratic president behaved unethically, but not illegally. And 30% say Joe Biden did nothing wrong, according to the poll.”
On the other hand, NORC reported, “Most adults say President Biden has at the very least acted unethically in his handling of the international business dealings of