CBS News poll: Who's behind the drones? Most Americans think government is hiding information
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There's plenty of public uncertainty about who's controlling drones spotted over the East Coast. One idea does dominate, though: the public suspects the U.S. government is keeping information from them.
Americans have a range of theories about who is controlling the drones, with the U.S. government the most suspected, but no one answer dominates.
Just over half the country is paying attention to the story, and the more they're paying attention to it, the more likely they are to suspect the U.S. government is controlling the drones.
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