CNN was rated “trustworthy” by more Americans than any other cable news network, while Fox News was rated “untrustworthy” by the greatest number of Americans — just ahead of MSNBC. Respondents to a The Economist/YouGov poll published this week were asked “How trustworthy do you rate the news reported by the following broadcast media organizations,” and were given the following choices: Trustworthy, Very trustworthy, Untrustworthy, Very untrustworthy, Neither trustworthy or untrustworthy, and Don’t know. Fox News was rated “Trustworthy” or “Very trustworthy” by 30 percent of respondents, while 45 percent rated the network “Untrustworthy” or “Very untrustworthy,” with 16 percent of respondents saying Fox was “Neither trustworthy or untrustworthy” — a net trustworthiness score of minus 15. OAN was rated “Trustworthy” or “Very trustworthy” by 21 percent of respondents, with 28 percent rating them “Untrustworthy” or “Very untrustworthy,” with 18 percent saying “Neither trustworthy or untrustworthy” — a net trustworthiness score of minus 15. Another 34 percent responded “Don’t know.”Newsmax was rated “Trustworthy” or “Very trustworthy” by 24 percent of respondents, while 26 percent rated the network “Untrustworthy” or “Very untrustworthy,” with 18 percent saying “Neither trustworthy or untrustworthy” — a net trustworthiness score of minus two.

Source: Fox News April 03, 2022 00:28 UTC