Major news channels, with the exception of Fox News, are seen by Americans as leaning more to the left than the right, according to a new nationwide poll.

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Fox News, however, was seen as "more conservative," as 51 percent agreed with that description of the network. Forty-six percent of respondents said CNN was "more liberal."

"Outside of their local news, Republicans find Fox News the most credible out of all mainstream media outlets and CNN the least credible. In contrast, Democrats are most likely to find Fox News least credible and CNN and the three major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) most credible," Sinclair said.

CNN and Fox News were in a virtual tie, within the margin of error, on the issue of credibility. Fifty-three percent said CNN is credible, while 52 percent said the same of Fox News. Forty-six percent of respondents said MSNBC is credible.