Data on trust in the news reported by selected news media organizations in the United States revealed that as of April 2023, Fox News was the least trusted news outlet overall, with 35 percent of respondents admitting that they felt Fox News' reporting was untrustworthy or very untrustworthy. Respondents were most unsure about Newsmax, One America News Network, and Al Jazeera, with around a third saying they did not know whether they found news from these organizations trustworthy or not.
Level of trust in news reported by selected broadcast news media organizations in the United States as of April 2023
Characteristic
Very trustworthy/trustworthy
Neither trustworthy not untrustworthy
Untrustworthy/very untrustworthy
Don't know
The Weather Channel
62%
22%
8%
9%
Public Broadcasting Service
47%
23%
18%
11%
ABC
44%
24%
24%
8%
BBC
43%
27%
14%
16%
CBS
43%
25%
24%
8%
NBC
42%
24%
24%
10%
CNN
39%
22%
33%
6%
Fox News
38%
20%
35%
6%
National Public Radio (NPR)
38%
22%
23%
18%
MSNBC
36%
22%
31%
11%
C-SPAN
34%
28%
20%
18%
Newsmax
29%
24%
22%
26%
One America News Network (OANN)
26%
22%
22%
30%
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YouGov. (May 8, 2023). Level of trust in news reported by selected broadcast news media organizations in the United States as of April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255891/trust-in-types-of-news-media-in-the-us/
YouGov. "Level of trust in news reported by selected broadcast news media organizations in the United States as of April 2023." Chart. May 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255891/trust-in-types-of-news-media-in-the-us/
YouGov. (2023). Level of trust in news reported by selected broadcast news media organizations in the United States as of April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255891/trust-in-types-of-news-media-in-the-us/
YouGov. "Level of Trust in News Reported by Selected Broadcast News Media Organizations in The United States as of April 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255891/trust-in-types-of-news-media-in-the-us/
YouGov, Level of trust in news reported by selected broadcast news media organizations in the United States as of April 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255891/trust-in-types-of-news-media-in-the-us/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Level of trust in news reported by selected broadcast news media organizations in the United States as of April 2023 [Graph], YouGov, May 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255891/trust-in-types-of-news-media-in-the-us/
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