Americans’ Trust In Media Reaches Historic Low Just Weeks Before Election

Americans’ trust in the mass media has fallen to a record low leading up to the November election, according to a new survey released by Gallup Monday. Around 36% of those surveyed said that they have “no trust at all” in the mass media, while only 31% expressed a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence and 33% expressed “not very much” confidence, according to the Gallup survey. The low trust in the media comes as mainstream outlets are being criticized over accusations of bias, such as wit