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Published by Apr 16, 2024
Data on trust in the news reported by selected news media organizations in the United States revealed that as of April 2023, Fox News was the least trusted news outlet overall, with 35 percent of respondents admitting that they felt Fox News' reporting was untrustworthy or very untrustworthy. Respondents were most unsure about Newsmax, One America News Network, and Al Jazeera, with around a third saying they did not know whether they found news from these organizations trustworthy or not.
Level of trust in news reported by selected broadcast news media organizations in the United States as of April 2023
| Characteristic | Very trustworthy/trustworthy | Neither trustworthy not untrustworthy | Untrustworthy/very untrustworthy | Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Weather Channel | 62% | 22% | 8% | 9% |
| Public Broadcasting Service | 47% | 23% | 18% | 11% |
| ABC | 44% | 24% | 24% | 8% |
| BBC | 43% | 27% | 14% | 16% |
| CBS | 43% | 25% | 24% | 8% |
| NBC | 42% | 24% | 24% | 10% |
| CNN | 39% | 22% | 33% | 6% |
| Fox News | 38% | 20% | 35% | 6% |
| National Public Radio (NPR) | 38% | 22% | 23% | 18% |
| MSNBC | 36% | 22% | 31% | 11% |
| C-SPAN | 34% | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| Newsmax | 29% | 24% | 22% | 26% |
| One America News Network (OANN) | 26% | 22% | 22% | 30% |
| Al Jazeera | 25% | 21% | 24% | 30% |
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Release date
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Survey time period
April 3 to 9, 2023
Number of respondents
1,516 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
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