Over 20% of people get news from sources they don’t trust, with conservatives more likely to distrust sources. Local newspapers are the most trusted source, while news sites and blogs are least trusted. Confirmation bias may be a factor.
According to a 2014 Pew Research Center survey, nearly 2014 percent of people get their news from sources (including news networks, magazines, or websites) they don’t trust. Conservatives were more likely to distrust their news sources; however, they also had a smaller pool of reputable news organizations to choose from. Conservatives tended to distrust about two-thirds of the news sources included in the poll, while liberals tended to trust more than two-thirds of the same sources. The fact that over 80% of respondents tend to hear news only from trusted sources may be a sign of confirmation bias, which is the common tendency to seek out information that confirms one’s beliefs. A separate BBC survey indicated that local newspapers were one of the most reliable sources of news with over 80% of Americans trusting them “some or very much”, while news sites and Internet blogs had the lowest ratings, with 55% and 25% respectively.
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