COVID-19

Who can you trust? Poll shows Americans unsure who to rely on for COVID-19 information

People are confident in data from doctors, but wary of messages from the media.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the gold standard when it comes to getting trustworthy data about COVID-19. That’s according to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Americans are skeptical of information they receive from the news media, social media, and the president.

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An article in the Associated Press said that Americans have a hard time “consuming, digesting and discerning the credibility of the fire hose of virus information coming from politicians, public health experts and the media.”

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