Democrats Are The Only Group Left
That Believes The Mainstream Media, by Tyler
Durden, 06/27/18,
Zerohedge.
In what looks like a validation of
the growing public expressions of anger directed at members of the media, a new Axios poll found that nearly all (a staggering 92%) of
Republicans and Republican-leaning independents believe that mainstream media
organizations knowingly report false or misleading stories, at least
occasionally. And while Democrats proved to be
the most credulous group, a majority still doubt that US media organizations
are 100% credible.
When
asked “How often do you think news sources report news they know to be fake,
false or purposely misleading, Republicans say 92%, Independents say 79%,
Democrats say 53%.
All told, 72%
of respondents said they believe mainstream media organizations to be knowingly
misleading. Other studies from Gallup and Pew Research
Center have drawn similar conclusions, with Democrats, unsurprisingly, revealed
as the only group that still has any substantial level of trust in the media.
Back in the 1970s, trust in media rose as high as 74% during the aftermath of
Watergate.
The poll also found that 43% of
Democrats say they utilize "Fact-Checking" resources like Snopes and
FactCheck.org, while only 30% of Republicans and Independents do the same.
President
Trump regularly lashes out at the "Fake News" media during his
rallies and tweets. But
most recently, it was Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin who took the media to
task for sloppy reporting, rebutting a Wall Street Journal and
Bloomberg scoop about
the administration's plans to block investment by Chinese firms. According to
Mnuchin, the story got important details about the administration's strategy
wrong, including its focus on China. Mnuchin
shared finalized details about the policy earlier this morning.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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