AP is All Propaganda and part of the Delusional Lying Left, so the presumption is they are Lying. And don’t forget, they are part of the Democrat Reelection Committee and .
The Presumption they are lying can be rebutted by Clear and Convincing evidence they accidentally told the truth
While I share your opinion of the AP, this is a report of a study. The study is available, and I don’t see where the AP is misrepresenting the results, so it seems we should be focusing on the study itself, not the AP.