Americans’ trust in media outlets and the presidency have plummeted to new lows, the polling firm Gallup reports.
The finding comes as the media grow more aggressive in their efforts to distort and even fabricate stories to promote Joe Biden’s struggling leftist agenda.
Gallup conducts an annual poll measuring Americans’ trust in various public institutions, such as the military, organized religion and business.
While trust in all institutions overall is at new lows, the media and the presidency have sunk to its furthest depth as they pursue aggressive leftist and “woke” policies.
Only 16 percent of Americans report a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of trust in newspapers, the lowest share since Gallup began asking in 1973. That’s a drop from 21 percent last year and the highest-ever 51 percent in 1979.
A record-low 11 percent of Americans report a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of trust in television news, a drop of the previous-low 16 percent in 2021, and a massive drop from the high of 43 percent measured when Gallup began asking the question in 1993.
A record-low 23 percent of Americans report a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of trust in the presidency in 2022. That share was previously stable, measuring 38 percent in 2021 and hovering around the 30s between 2021 and 2010, covering both the Obama and Trump administration.
The loss of trust in the media and presidency follow two years of nearly-daily debunkings of mainstream media reports apparently intended to boost public support for the Biden administration.
In the latest case media reports of a 10-year-old girl who had to travel over state lines to get an abortion after she was raped was used by Biden to issue an Executive Order promoting abortion access – even though the news stories were quickly debunked as an online fabrication by a known abortion advocate.
In a notable finding trust in public schools is also at a record low of just 28 percent in 2022 – a share that was at 41 percent in 2020, the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic used to order a national shutdown of schools, resulting in a generation of kid with behavioral problems and learning loss – one of the sharpest declines Gallup measured.
The only two institutions trusted by majorities of Americans were the military (64 percent) and small business (68 percent.)
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Michael Brigham
Michael Brigham has written for American Action News since the summer of 2019. His areas of expertise include foreign affairs, government, and politics, but regardless of the subject matter, he has a nose and an insatiable appetite for news. In his free time, he enjoys reading nonfiction, watching a mix of comedies and true crime documentaries, and spending time away from the swamp hiking in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
We will get through this mess. People are getting their eyes opened
Joe Biden has a 50 year history of blatant incompetence!
I’m not really surprised at all. Confidence in the Lame Stream Media has been on a steady decline since at least the 60’s. It accelerated its decline during their Love Affair with the Kenyan, Obummer.
As for the Presidency, what did you expect with Joe McSniffy Schitz-His-Pants installed in office through the most unsecured election in US History? Unicorn Farts and Glitter? Captain Poopy Pants has No Business being President. The Dementia Patient in Chief was an Idiot before Dementia sunk its talons into his brain. Now he’s a Demented Idiot and the Democrat’s and the Media act like nothing’s wrong.
Can you imagine any American saying they like biden and his supporting MSM, when he announces the FED will remove the USD as the World Reserve Currency as he helps it to be replaced by the Digital Yuan, At the same time, all US personal holdings will become digital including all our savings and pensions? Like China you will be given a “Social Score” to determine how much of “YOUR” money you can use. Any Tweet that does not praise biden, and your digital grocery and gas account will be frozen. This is the New World Order: “You will own Nothing and you WILL be Happy.” Will the US continue to stand by idly and watch biden stamp US into the dirt?
So many hope things will change after 2022, but the DNC is already rigging elections, even keeping GOP candidates off the ballot so you can only vote for your favorite Dem as they do in Russia.
Can’t even believe that there are 20% retarded people that approve of China Joe!!!!
Cowards
Take Country Back
this guy is horrifying and must go as soon as possible………impeach……..impeach………impeach
America has never seen such a horrendous marxist mess, but we were warned it was coming. So thank you very much to those who cast a vote for this demented old grifter.
Yes, sometimes girls as young as 10 are impregnated – against their will . This is extremely dangerous for a young girl, as her hips have not been widened yet by puberty , and this can. kill a child who is pregnant with a child .
No child should have to die because of a pregnancy – a pregnancy which was imposed on her by some vile. male . In addition , a pregnancy which is the result of. incest can lead to a. child being born with. terrible life-threatening. genetic disorders !
The supreme court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade is bound to have disastrous results for women in America, and even young girls . SCOTUS is soon to have blood on its hands !
Ok Robert. Don’t be knocking up kids