Only 35% of Republicans today say that they trust national news organizations, compared to 70% in 2016.
Conservative trust in national news organizations has fallen by 14 percentage points since late 2019, compared to single-digit percentage point drops each year during the Trump era.
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While Republicans tend to have a higher levels of trust in local outlets, they still trust local media far less than their Democratic counterparts.
Both parties have little trust in social media platforms, but about half as many Republicans say they trust the information they get from social media compared to Democrats.
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