This graph shows the results of a survey on who can be more trusted between President Trump and the news media to tell the truth about important issues in the United States as of February 2017. According to the source, 52 percent of respondents stated that they trust the news media more to tell the truth about important issues.
Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media?
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Quinnipiac University Poll. (February 22, 2017). Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678339/trump-media-trust-truth/
Quinnipiac University Poll. "Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media?." Chart. February 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678339/trump-media-trust-truth/
Quinnipiac University Poll. (2017). Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678339/trump-media-trust-truth/
Quinnipiac University Poll. "Who Do You Trust More to Tell You The Truth about Important Issues: President Trump or The News Media?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678339/trump-media-trust-truth/
Quinnipiac University Poll, Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678339/trump-media-trust-truth/ (last visited April 02, 2025)
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