A survey held in February 2022 examining trust in the accuracy of news and information from various sources revealed that radio was considered the most trustworthy place to get news, with 64 percent of surveyed Americans saying that they had some or a lot of trust in radio news. Social media was the least trusted source with 58 percent of adults saying that they had little or no trust in news from social networks.
Level of trust in selected news sources in the United States as of February 2022
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Morning Consult. (February 28, 2022). Level of trust in selected news sources in the United States as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251903/trust-news-sources-us/
Morning Consult. "Level of trust in selected news sources in the United States as of February 2022." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251903/trust-news-sources-us/
Morning Consult. (2022). Level of trust in selected news sources in the United States as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251903/trust-news-sources-us/
Morning Consult. "Level of Trust in Selected News Sources in The United States as of February 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251903/trust-news-sources-us/
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Level of trust in selected news sources in the United States as of February 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251903/trust-news-sources-us/