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Distrust Rising: Americans Turn on Media and the Powerful

Global survey finds Americans more likely to distrust the media and blame elites

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Curtis Fric
Jun 16, 2025
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New global polling reveals a country increasingly convinced that the real battle isn’t left vs. right, but the people vs. those in power.

From growing distrust in journalism to hardened views on who really runs the country, Americans are standing apart from the rest of the world in some surprising ways.


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