{"id":311665,"date":"2025-10-30T15:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=perceptions-of-accuracy-and-trust-in-information"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:15:50","slug":"perceptions-of-accuracy-and-trust-in-information","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/perceptions-of-accuracy-and-trust-in-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Perceptions of accuracy and trust in information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information<\/em>.<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> Washington Post analysis shows DHS shared misleading footage<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center: <\/strong>Perceptions of accuracy and trust in information<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> CNN launches new streaming service called All Access<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> NBC News launches ads addressing low trust in media<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> Trust in national and local news organizations varies by age and party<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd25\u00a0<strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/2025\/10\/29\/trump-administration-misleading-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Washington Post analysis<\/a>, the <strong>Department of Homeland Security<\/strong> has released several videos of protests and law enforcement operations labeled with incorrect dates or locations on social media over the past few months. Spokespeople for DHS and the White House did not dispute the errors, but one of them told The Washington Post that \u201cthe Trump administration will continue to highlight the many successes of the president\u2019s agenda through engaging content and banger memes on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of U.S. adults (53%) say they at least sometimes get news from social media, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. Meanwhile, a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/10\/29\/many-americans-say-they-often-come-across-inaccurate-news-and-have-a-hard-time-knowing-whats-true\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Center analysis<\/a> shows that many Americans often encounter news that they think is inaccurate and find it difficult to determine what\u2019s true and what\u2019s not. <strong>Nine-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes come across news they think is inaccurate,<\/strong> including 42% who say this happens extremely often or often. And <strong>about half (51%) say they generally find it difficult to determine what\u2019s true and what\u2019s not when they get news,<\/strong> similar to the share who find it easy (49%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, we released two new analyses on<strong> Americans\u2019 perceptions of the news they get <\/strong>\u2013 how they feel about the accuracy of the news and how much they trust information from news organizations and social media sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/10\/29\/many-americans-say-they-often-come-across-inaccurate-news-and-have-a-hard-time-knowing-whats-true\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accuracy of news<\/a>: Many Americans often encounter news they think is inaccurate, and those who do are more likely to find it difficult to determine what\u2019s true and what\u2019s not.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/10\/29\/how-americans-trust-in-information-from-news-organizations-and-social-media-sites-has-changed-over-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trust in news organizations and social media<\/a>: Americans\u2019 trust in information from national and local news organizations has declined after a slight increase earlier this year. The decline has occurred in both major political parties and across all age groups.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc\u00a0<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>CNN<\/strong> launches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/10\/28\/cnn-all-access-subscription-mark-thompson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new streaming service<\/a> called <strong>All Access<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Layoffs hit <strong>CBS News<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/cbs-news-layoffs-streaming-shows-canceled-saturday-morning-1236413139\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">after Paramount sale<\/a>; anchor<strong> John Dickerson <\/strong>announces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/10\/27\/dickerson-cbs-news-paramount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">departure from the network<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Jon Stewart\u2019s<\/strong> future with <strong>The Daily Show<\/strong> uncertain as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/10\/27\/media\/jon-stewart-daily-show-paramount-trump-ellison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">current contract nears end<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>NPR<\/strong> accuses <strong>Corporation for Public Broadcasting <\/strong>of bending to political pressure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/10\/27\/nx-s1-5586147\/npr-cpb-lawsuit-political-pressure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in legal filings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Radio Free Asia<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/29\/us\/politics\/radio-free-asia-close.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shut down news operations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>BBC <\/strong>journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/oct\/29\/bbc-journalist-barred-from-leaving-vietnam-and-repeatedly-interrogated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blocked from leaving<\/a> <strong>Vietnam<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>The Salt Lake Tribune <\/strong>prepares to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2025\/10\/the-salt-lake-tribune-preparing-to-drop-its-paywall-launches-a-free-monthly-print-newspaper-for-southern-utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove its paywall<\/a> as it launches a new, <strong>free print newspaper<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Times of London<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/10\/29\/2025\/british-newspaper-spoke-to-the-wrong-deblasio-not-an-imposter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quotes man with same name as former NYC mayor<\/a> in retracted story about Mamdani<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Recent <strong>Washington Post<\/strong> editorials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/10\/28\/nx-s1-5587932\/washington-post-editorials-omit-a-key-disclosure-bezos-financial-ties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have not mentioned<\/a> <strong>Bezos\u2019 <\/strong>financial interests<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, <strong>NBC News<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/10\/nbc-news-marketing-campaign-trust-1236598791\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">began a national advertising campaign<\/a> responding to citizen frustration and <strong>distrust in the media.<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=S7Qb1jNdkfYTr8XR&amp;v=OsUqvHpsuvc&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">60-second video<\/a>, which will be aired on television channels and connected streaming platforms, sports the slogans \u201cFacts. Clarity. Calm.\u201d and \u201cReporting for America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Declining shares of Americans trust information from news organizations, according to a September <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/10\/29\/how-americans-trust-in-information-from-news-organizations-and-social-media-sites-has-changed-over-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. Overall, 56% of U.S. adults have a least some trust in the information they get from national news organizations \u2013 down 11 percentage points since March 2025 and 20 points since 2016. Democrats remain much more likely than Republicans to trust the national media, although they have also become less likely to express trust in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/feature\/news-media-tracker\/nbc_news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News in particular<\/a>, 42% of U.S. adults said in March that they trust it as a source of news, while 25% distrust it. Again, Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to express trust (60% vs. 25%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcca\u00a0<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart comes from a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/10\/29\/how-americans-trust-in-information-from-news-organizations-and-social-media-sites-has-changed-over-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Center analysis<\/a>\u00a0looking at Americans\u2019 trust in information from local and national news organizations and social media. Trust in national and local news organizations varies not only by political party but also by age, especially among Democrats. For example, 79% of Democrats ages 65 and older say they have at least some trust in information from national news organizations, compared with 61% of Democrats ages 18 to 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ded8d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ded8d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/SR_25.10.29_trust-in-info_3_7f6037.png?resize=480,432 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/SR_25.10.29_trust-in-info_3_7f6037.png?resize=782,704 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/SR_25.10.29_trust-in-info_3_7f6037.png?resize=840,756 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"576\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/SR_25.10.29_trust-in-info_3_7f6037.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278108 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang, Emily Tomasik, Joanne Haner and Sawyer Reed. 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