ers ▁note : ▁Emp ir ical ▁evidence ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁possible ▁interaction ▁between ▁media ▁coverage ▁and ▁lat ent ▁anti - Mus lim ▁feelings ▁is ▁mount ing . ▁One ▁study ▁that ▁analyz ed ▁Fox ▁News ▁view ers ' ▁anti - Mus lim ▁feelings ▁reported , ▁for ▁example , ▁that ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁Republic ans ▁who ▁most ▁trust ed ▁Fox ▁News ▁also ▁believe ▁that ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁establish ▁Sh aria ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁And ▁as ▁we ▁reported ▁earlier , ▁those ▁trust ing ▁Fox ▁News ▁the ▁most ▁also ▁tend ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁Islam ic ▁values ▁are ▁in compatible ▁with ▁American ▁values ▁( 6 8 %). ▁That ▁percentage ▁is ▁lower ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁most ▁trust ▁CNN ▁( 3 7 %) ▁or ▁public ▁television / new ▁[ media ] ▁( 3 7 %). ▁The ▁research ers ▁further ▁claimed ▁that : ▁Since ▁media ▁coverage ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁Islam ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁shape ▁the ▁opinions ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁limited ▁or ▁no ▁contact ▁with ▁this ▁religion ▁and ▁its ▁people , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁analyze ▁the ▁potential ▁associations ▁these ▁media ▁port ray als ▁might ▁have ▁with ▁people ' s ▁att itudes ▁toward ▁Islam ▁in ▁general ▁and ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁particular . ▁ ▁Europe ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁study ▁indicates ▁that ▁Muslim s ▁across ▁different ▁European ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁France , ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁experience ▁the ▁highest ▁degree ▁of ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁in ▁the ▁media . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁EN