The number of Americans who have lost all confidence in U.S. news media has reached a record high, according to a new poll out Thursday.
A poll from Gallup examining American trust in mass media found 39 percent have “none at all,” marking an all-time high since 1972 when the pollster first asked the question. Another 29 percent said they have “not very much trust” in media, which matches 2016 levels. Only about 3 in 10 respondents reported any real confidence, with 32 percent saying they still have “a great deal” or even just a “fair amount” of trust in American media. Trust in the news media peaked in the mid-1970s.
While Democrats have historically demonstrated far more trust in the media than Republicans, even Democrats have begun to lose confidence.
“The latest gap of 47 points is the narrowest since 2016,” the pollster reported. “Democrats’ trust in the media has fallen 12 points over the past year, to 58 percent, and compares with 11 percent among Republicans and 29 percent among independents.”
From being lied to about Brett Kavanaugh’s fabricated history as a serial gang rapist to Donald Trump’s apparent secret status as a Russian agent, Americans have even more reasons to be skeptical of the corporate press after 2016. This week’s coverage of an explosion in Gaza only did more to erode confidence in American news outlets.
On Tuesday, the Associated Press and The New York Times published Hamas propaganda, claiming
