Trust in broadcast news organizations in the U.S. 2023

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Amy Watson,
Apr 16, 2024
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

CharacteristicVery trustworthy/trustworthyNeither trustworthy not untrustworthyUntrustworthy/very untrustworthyDon'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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May 2023

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April 3 to 9, 2023

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1,516 respondents

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18 years and older

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