Most voters still believe “fake news” is a serious problem, and don’t trust the political news they get from the media.
This is according to a recent Rasmussen Reports that found 62% of likely U.S. voters think the problem of bias in the news media is getting worse.
Just 10% believe the media bias problem is getting better, while 26% say it’s about the same as usual.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters don’t trust the political news they’re getting, compared to 32% who do. Another 16% are not sure.
These findings are nearly unchanged since May.
Recent news events and the media coverage
The survey also found that overall 42% trust what the news media are reporting about the recent FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida, but 44% don’t, and another 14% are not sure.
Along party lines, 68% of Democrats trust what the news media are reporting about the FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, while 70% of Republicans don’t trust the media’s reporting about the raid.
Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 45% don’t trust the media’s reporting about the Trump raid, while 36% do trust what the media are reporting about the raid.
Nineteen percent (19%) are not sure.
“Fake News”
- Eighty-two percent (82%) of all likely voters believe “fake news” is a serious problem in the media, including 62% who say it’s a “very serious” problem.
- Only 14% don’t think “fake news” is a serious problem
These findings are almost identical to the May survey that found 80% believed “fake news” was a serious problem.
To see survey question wording, click here.
SAY IT LIKE IT IS. THE MASS MEDIA’S ARE BOUGHT ANMD OWNED BY THE DEMOCRATES. AND THERE BIG MONEYS. ALL NEED TO BE RUN OUT OF AMERICA
The MSM is horrible because they do not present both sides of an issue. More importantly many things go unreported at all. like the anniversary of the Kabul Airport terror attack. 13 soldiers died but it means nothing to ABC, CBS and NBC. Or Joe Biden or the Democrat Senator from Pennsylvania not being able to speak. He had a stroke this year, but has always been a horrible person. They don’t report this.
NBC has a whole network, MSNBC, dedicated to lying and attacking Republicans. So NBC with its bigger audience is more dangerous than CNN.