Americans care more about Depp vs. Heard trial than war, abortion, inflation

nypost.com:

soaring inflation, the ongoing pandemic and the likely overturn of Roe v. Wade — but they are interested in one issue above all else.The blockbuster defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is currently generating more social media engagement than any other topic, according to data from NewsWhip.The data firm claims that the captivating courtroom drama has garnered an average of 508 social media interactions — ie.

likes, comments and shares — for each published article over the past month. That is almost five times as much engagement as articles pertaining to abortion (141 social media interactions) and more than 10 times as much engagement as articles about COVID-19 (44 social media interactions). “Hands down it’s a record-setter for us,” Rachel Stockman, president of Law&Crime network, told Axios of the trial on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, people across the country claim to be concerned about the rising costs of goods and services, but articles about inflation only garner an average of 70 likes, comments and shares.

The war in Ukraine doesn’t captivate Americans much more, with articles on the conflict only managing to attract 91 social media interactions on average.