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Gallup: Confidence in media hits new low of 28%

Gallup reveals trust in U.S. media has dropped to 28%, with Republicans at 8% and Democrats at a historic low majority of 51%, highlighting deep partisan and generational divides.

  • Only 28% of Americans trust the media to report news fairly, a record low since 1972, according to Gallup.
  • The survey revealed that 70% of Americans have low confidence in the media, with 36% showing 'not very much' and 34% having 'none at all.'
  • Republicans' trust in the media dropped to 8%, marking the first time it has fallen to single digits according to Gallup.
  • Older Americans showed higher confidence in the media than younger groups, with 43% of adults 65 and older expressing trust, as noted by Megan Brenan.
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Semafor broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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