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With a concerning decline in the public’s trust in scientists, there must be a concerted effort to use facts and anecdotes to win it back, write Megan L. Ranney and Katelyn Jetelina.
A good reputation, especially in an age of declining trust in institutions, is an important asset for public officials. Yes, today’s politics feel crazy. People on all sides seem to believe the ...
Americans’ trust in science and scientists has dropped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report by Pew Research Center. Americans’ trust in science declining, Pew ...
The vagueness of this law means that satirists, opinion writers, and journalists who make errors could face persecution. The law also makes it illegal to share fake news stories. In one instance, a Danish man and Malaysian citizen were arrested for posting false news stories online and were sentenced to serve a month in jail. [360]
The term "fake news" has been weaponized with the goal of undermining public trust in news media. [155] President Donald Trump seized on the term "fake news" [ 161 ] [ 162 ] as a way of denigrating any story or outlet critical of him, even appearing to claim to have invented the term [ 163 ] and handing out so-called " Fake News Awards " in ...
A new poll suggests people hold an increasingly negative view of Donald Trump's presidency.
American youths today want news stories that are not only fun and meaningful but also accurate and fair. [27] A 2016 poll by Gallup found a decline in trust in the news media across all age groups since (at least) the 1990s, and people aged 18 to 49 are less likely than those 50 years of age or older to trust the media. [85] (Globally, trust in ...
A number of fabricated CNN headlines and stories went viral on social media, [176] including of a faked image of CNN reporting that Steven Seagal had been seen alongside the Russian military, [176] false tweets claiming that a CNN journalist had been killed in Ukraine, [176] [177] a CNN lower third that was digitally altered to include a claim ...