Americans’ trust in news organizations has risen across most age groups since 2025
% of U.S. adults who say they have a lot of or some trust in the information they get from …
Note: 2016 figure for trust in information from social media sites is based on U.S. adults who use the internet, as opposed to all adults. Question wording has changed over time. Refer to the detailed responses for more details.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 14-20, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Americans’ trust in news organizations has risen across most age groups since 2025
% of U.S. adults who say they have a lot of or some trust in the information they get from …
| Feb. 2016 | March 2017 | March 2018 | July 2019 | Nov. 2019 | June 2021 | Aug. 2022 | Sept. 2024 | March 2025 | Sept. 2025 | Sept. 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National news organizations | |||||||||||
| All U.S. adults | 76 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 65 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 67 | 56 | 62 |
| Dem/Lean Dem | 83 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 69 | 73 |
| Rep/Lean Rep | 70 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 49 | 35 | 42 | 40 | 53 | 44 | 50 |
| Local news organizations | |||||||||||
| All U.S. adults | 82 | 85 | 82 | 85 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 80 | 70 | 75 |
| Dem/Lean Dem | 85 | 87 | 86 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 78 | 81 |
| Rep/Lean Rep | 79 | 84 | 79 | 83 | 74 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 64 | 69 |
| Social media sites | |||||||||||
| All U.S. adults | 34 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 38 |
| Dem/Lean Dem | 36 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 40 |
| Rep/Lean Rep | 32 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 37 |
Note: 2016 figure for trust in information from social media sites is based on U.S. adults who use the internet, as opposed to all adults. Question wording has changed over time. Refer to the detailed responses for more details.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 14-20, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
