Americans: Much Misinformation, Bias, Inaccuracy in News

Building off the findings from their recent American Views: Trust, Media and Democracy report, Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation conducted a follow-up survey to probe more deeply into Americans’ views of bias, inaccuracy and misinformation in news reporting.

The web survey of 1,440 Gallup Panel members sought to quantify exactly how much problematic information people believe they encounter in traditional news media as well as on social media. CONT.

Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup