Distrust of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statista.com/topics/1536/media-use/">news</a>&nbsp;is particularly widespread in the United States and France.

<a href="https://www.statista.com/chart/33749/share-of-respondents-who-do-not-trust-the-mainstream-media/">As Statista's Anna Fleck details below,</a> according to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_usa_202403?index=0&amp;absolute=1&amp;population=1&amp;missing=0&amp;rows%5B0%5D=v0460_digi_attitudesmedia&amp;tgeditor=0">survey</a>&nbsp;by Statista Consumer Insights, one in five respondents in each country said that they do not trust mainstream media.

This is the highest share of the 21 countries polled.

Spanish respondents were similarly skeptical, with 19 percent of respondents answering the same.

As the chart shows, the Swiss are more convinced of their country’s journalistic integrity, with only 13 percent of respondents stating they distrusted Swiss mainstream media.

You will find more infographics at <a href="https://www.statista.com/chartoftheday/">Statista</a>

Under one in ten respondents said they distrusted the news in China.

Distrust of the news is particularly widespread in the US and France...
{ai:summary}Distrust in mainstream media is prevalent in the U.S. and France, with one in five respondents expressing skepticism, the highest among 21 countries surveyed. Spain follows closely with 19% distrust, while Switzerland shows more confidence at 13%. In contrast, under 10% of respondents in China distrust the news.#society

How Widespread Is Distrust Of Mainstream Media?

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