Proportion who trust each platform for news and information about politics – by direction of country

On average across eight countries, people are more likely to trust news and information about politics on platforms if they think their country is heading in the right direction.

0%25%50%75%100%
Search engines
51%
69%
Video networks
34%
53%
Messaging apps
28%
47%
Social media
26%
44%
Generative AI
24%
44%
Country is heading in the wrong direction|
Country is heading in the right direction|
Q12. For each of the following, to what degree do you trust or distrust them as a source of news or information about politics? Q2. Generally speaking, do you think the [country] is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction? Base: Right/wrong direction across countries = 4026/9121.
Source: Data from the report 'What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries', published in November 2024.