---
title: "Trust, Facts, Democracy"
description: "Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research, presented a synthesis of the Pew Research Center’s growing explorations of issues related to trust, facts and democracy at a forum hosted by the International Institute of Communications on December 5, 2018."
date: "2018-12-18"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/12/18/trust-facts-democracy/"
categories:
  - "Trust in Government"
---

# Trust, Facts, Democracy

Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research, presented a synthesis of the Pew Research Center’s growing explorations of issues related to [trust, facts and democracy](https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/trust-facts-and-democracy/) at a [forum](http://www.iicom.org/events/telecommunications-and-media-forum/item/tmf-washington-2018-event-programme) hosted by the International Institute of Communications on December 5, 2018. His presentation covered Center findings related to declining trust in institutions, increasing challenges tied to misinformation and the ways in which concerns about trust and [truth](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2018/06/18/distinguishing-between-factual-and-opinion-statements-in-the-news/) are linked to public attitudes about [democracy](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/04/26/the-public-the-political-system-and-american-democracy/).

https://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/trust-facts-democracy/PewInternet/trust-facts-democracy