As of November 2019, 65 percent of Republicans and Republican leaners were found to trust Fox News for political and election news. During the survey period, Fox News was the most widely trusted political news source among Republicans. In comparison, only 19 percent of survey respondents distrusted the source about political news. Sean Hannity's radio show was the second-most trusted political news source among Republicans although it is notable that only 30 percent of respondents stated that they trusted the source. Overall, it was found that Republicans were more likely to distrust than to trust a wide range of news sources.
Political news sources that are trusted by more Republicans than distrusted in the United States as of November 2019
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Pew Research Center. (January 24, 2020). Political news sources that are trusted by more Republicans than distrusted in the United States as of November 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101083/sources-trusted-more-than-distrusted-republicans/
Pew Research Center. "Political news sources that are trusted by more Republicans than distrusted in the United States as of November 2019." Chart. January 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101083/sources-trusted-more-than-distrusted-republicans/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Political news sources that are trusted by more Republicans than distrusted in the United States as of November 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101083/sources-trusted-more-than-distrusted-republicans/
Pew Research Center. "Political News Sources That Are Trusted by More Republicans than Distrusted in The United States as of November 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101083/sources-trusted-more-than-distrusted-republicans/
Pew Research Center, Political news sources that are trusted by more Republicans than distrusted in the United States as of November 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101083/sources-trusted-more-than-distrusted-republicans/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Political news sources that are trusted by more Republicans than distrusted in the United States as of November 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101083/sources-trusted-more-than-distrusted-republicans/
