As the United States battles the coronavirus, news consumers across the country have been attempting to keep themselves updated with how the pandemic is progressing, and a survey held in March 2020 revealed that the most trusted news source for details on COVID-19 was the CDC, with 85 percent of respondents saying that they trusted the centers to provide accurate information on the topic. Following closely behind was the World Health Organization and then the state government, but just 25 percent of consumers said that they trusted social media sites to publish reliable and accurate news about the coronavirus outbreak.
Most trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus in the United States as of March 2020
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Axios. (March 18, 2020). Most trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus in the United States as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104557/coronavirus-trusted-news-sources-by-us/
Axios. "Most trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus in the United States as of March 2020." Chart. March 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104557/coronavirus-trusted-news-sources-by-us/
Axios. (2020). Most trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus in the United States as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104557/coronavirus-trusted-news-sources-by-us/
Axios. "Most Trusted Sources of News for Information about The Coronavirus in The United States as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104557/coronavirus-trusted-news-sources-by-us/
Axios, Most trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus in the United States as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104557/coronavirus-trusted-news-sources-by-us/ (last visited February 07, 2022)
