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  1. CultureDining out is the first thing to go when money feels tightRestaurant meals are the first line Americans cross off a tight budget: 43% say dining out is the category they cut first when money runs short, a December 2025 Verasight survey finds.Read →
  2. AI & TechMany Americans don't know who Sam Altman isIn a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted April 21 to 23, 2026, 31% said they were not familiar with Sam Altman.Read →
  3. PoliticsAmericans overwhelmingly reject dictatorship as a better form of governmentIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted April 9 to 15, 2025, 83% of Americans disagreed that, in the national interest, a dictatorship would be a better form of government in the current situation. This includes 41% who strongly disagree and 41% who somewhat disagree.Read →
  4. PoliticsHalf of Americans wouldn't extend voting rights to any of these groupsA slim majority of Americans (51%) would not grant the right to vote in U.S. presidential and congressional elections to any of the groups presented, according to an October 2024 Verasight survey.Read →
  5. AI & TechMost Americans count buying a lottery ticket as gamblingThe classic games of chance top the list of what Americans consider gambling: buying a lottery ticket like Powerball or MegaMillions (72%) and buying scratch tickets (71%) rank first and second among nine activities, a March 2026 Verasight survey finds.Read →
  6. PoliticsA slim majority call domestic terrorism one of the nation's top issuesA slim majority of Americans (53%) agree that domestic terrorism is one of the most important issues facing America today, including 15% who strongly agree, according to an April 2024 Verasight survey.Read →
  7. Money & FinanceCanada is the country Americans say least deserves Trump's tariffsIn a Verasight survey conducted April 9 to 15, 2025, Canada is the country Americans single out as least deserving of the Trump administration's new tariffs, named by 41%.Read →
  8. CulturePeople are unsure about Charlie Peterson's gender presentationIn a Verasight survey of 491 U.S. adults conducted in May 2026, 55% of Americans neither agreed nor disagreed when asked whether a person named Charlie Peterson is feminine.Read →
  9. CultureGlobal inequality stirs little or no guilt in most AmericansGlobal inequality troubles most Americans little, if at all. Roughly six-in-ten (62%) feel little or no guilt about the inequalities in living conditions between Americans and people in poor countries, including 34% who feel not at all guilty and 28% who feel a little bit guilty, according to a July 2025 Verasight survey.Read →
  10. CultureMany Americans only occasionally seek feedback from their bossA plurality of Americans (41%) say they turn to their supervisor for feedback on their work only occasionally, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28-March 6, 2025.Read →
  11. AI & TechClose to half say they don't feel left behind by AINearly half of U.S. adults (46%) disagree that they feel left behind by AI, including 22% who disagree strongly, according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30-Aug. 4, 2025.Read →
  12. CultureOn fluoride safety, Americans trust the CDC and local health departments mostIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 22 to 28, 2025, half (50%) name the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a trusted source on the safety of fluoride in community water, and nearly as many (49%) name their state or local health department.Read →
  13. PoliticsAbout a third of Americans would take a punch to land two on a rival party's officialAbout a third of Americans (35%) agree they would take a punch so that an official from the opposing party they disliked would take two, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 7-13, 2023, including 16% who strongly agree.Read →
  14. CulturePeople judge strangers by their own motivationsWhen gauging how driven a stranger is, a plurality of Americans (32%) say they lean on their own level of motivation somewhat, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey. A further 17% lean on it moderately and 15% only a little.Read →
  15. CultureSeven-in-ten Americans consider vaping to be smokingIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 13 to 18, 2025, 71% of Americans said they consider vaping an e-cigarette to be smoking.Read →
  16. AI & TechMost say officials shouldn't trade on prediction markets at allFor most Americans, inside information is beside the point when it comes to government officials and prediction markets. About two-thirds (68%) say officials should be forbidden from trading on them even if they do not have inside information, according to a March 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  17. AI & TechSnapchat reaches fewer than three in ten AmericansSnapchat's non-users outnumber its users by more than two to one: 72% of Americans say they don't use the app, according to a Verasight survey of 1,509 U.S. adults.Read →
  18. CultureMisunderstandings are part of everyday conversationIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted June 25 to 30, 2025, 40% of Americans said every conversation leaves room for misunderstandings.Read →
  19. CultureFew Americans plan to retire to Florida anytime soonNearly half of Americans (48%) say they are not planning to retire to Florida, and another 27% say they are not planning to retire at all right now or are unable to, according to a December 2025 Verasight survey.Read →
  20. CultureFour in ten Americans don't eat Panera saladsJust over four-in-ten Americans (41%) say they don't eat Panera Bread salads at all, an August 2025 Verasight survey finds.Read →
  21. HealthA slim majority are unlikely to protest local immigration enforcementFaced with the prospect of immigration enforcement in their own community, more Americans would stay home than take to the streets. A slim majority (51%) say they are unlikely to protest if ICE or Border Patrol conducted enforcement locally, including 41% who are very unlikely, according to a March 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  22. CultureMost Americans feel they belong in their city or townNearly three-quarters of Americans (72%) feel at least some sense of belonging in the city or town where they live, according to a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026. That includes 18% who feel they belong completely, along with about 27% each who feel they belong very much or somewhat.Read →
  23. HealthAmericans can't agree on which public-health source to trust mostWhen asked which source they have the greatest confidence in for reliable and truthful information about public health issues, the largest share of Americans (22%) say they do not have confidence in any of them, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults.Read →
  24. AI & TechPeople worry about ethics in AI training dataIn a Verasight survey of 1,509 U.S. adults conducted July 30 to Aug. 4, 2025, 77% of Americans were concerned about the ethical sourcing of AI training data.Read →
  25. HealthJust over half believe the final battle between good and evil is hereIn a Verasight survey conducted March 6-16, 2026, 52% of Americans agree that the final battle between good and evil is upon us, including 33% who strongly agree.Read →