Elon Musk reacts to a survey of US Republican’s and Democrat’s trust in media

Elon Musk reacted to a survey of voters in the United States, both Republican’s and Democrat’s faith in various media organizations.

Interesting https://t.co/LmviLXMkHK

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2022

The data tracks whether US Republican and Democratic voters thought leading broadcasters CBS, ABC, and NBC; cable news channels MSNBC, CNN, and Fox; print outlets the New York Times and Wall Street Journal; and National Public Radio were credible.

According to a new Economist/YouGov poll, Americans of opposing political parties are sharply divided on how much they trust the news reported by national media organizations.

YouGov polled 1,500 Americans to find out where they get their news and how much they trust various prominent media outlets and news anchors. The poll, which was conducted from March 26 to 29, found that while Americans are more likely to trust than distrust many prominent news sources, very few organizations are trusted by more than a small percentage of Americans on both sides of the political aisle. In fact, the Weather Channel is trusted by the majority of Americans, despite the fact that it rarely covers domestic politics, 52 percent of Americans trust it.

The Weather Channel receives the most support from both Democrats and Republicans when it comes to which media outlets to trust. The weather-focused cable channel is trusted by half of Republicans and 62 percent of Democrats. Among other organizations with high overall levels of trust, The Wall Street Journal has the smallest trust gap between Democrats and Republicans.