Washington (CNN) Although President Donald Trump insists otherwise, most Americans say it's likely that Russian-backed content on social media did affect the outcome of the 2016 election, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS . And Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said he's planning to hold a public hearing next month on Russian election interference through Facebook and other social media platforms. Overall, 54% say it's very or somewhat likely that such Russian-backed content on Facebook or other social media affected the 2016 presidential vote, 43% say that's not too or not at all likely. Just 15% of them say it's likely that this Russia-backed content affected the election, compared with a whopping 82% of Democrats. Beyond partisan gaps, views on whether this content changed the outcome are divided by education and age as well.

Source: CNN September 22, 2017 17:03 UTC