Only 28% of Americans trust the mass media a great deal or a fair amount
Verified Confidence: high
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
- Commonly cited as
- "Trust in media is at a record low of 28%"
- True origin
- Gallup — Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S. (Oct. 2025)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- Telephone poll, Sept. 2–16, 2025
- Last checked
- What the source says
The latest 28% confidence reading, from a Sept. 2-16 poll, marks the first time the measure has fallen below 30%. ... Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted by ReconMR Sept. 2-16, 2025, with a random sample of 1,000 adults
- Method & sample
- Random-digit-dial telephone survey of 1,000 US adults, Sept. 2–16, 2025 (Gallup Poll Social Series).
- Drift between quote and source
- Wording: the question is trust in newspapers, TV and radio 'to report the news fully, accurately and fairly'
- Interest
- n/a (independent polling firm; the Social Series is self-funded).
Safe rephrasing
In Gallup's September 2025 poll, 28% of US adults said they trust the mass media a great deal or a fair amount, the first reading below 30%.
Sources we opened
Machine-readable: /api/claims/gallup-trust-in-media-28-percent-2025.json · Last checked 2026-10-16