The Brief

Trust in the media among Americans has plummeted significantly based on findings in a recent Gallup poll .

Responses to the survey were related to the public’s confidence in media outlets to report news fairly, fully and accurately.

Americans trust in media reaches new low

Why you should care:

Only 28% of Americans express a "great deal" or "fair amount" of trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly, which Gallup noted is down from 31% in 2024 and 40% in 2020.

Gallup also found that seven in 10 Americans now admit they have "not very much" confidence (36%) or "none at all" (34%) in the media.

Data for the poll was based on telephone interviews conducted by ReconMR between Sept. 2-16, 2025, using a random sample

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