Proportion who trust each for news and information about politics – by age group, gender, and political leaning

Averaging across eight countries, younger people are more likely to trust all platforms for news and information about politics. Men and those on the political right tend to have slightly higher trust on average.

Q1. Some people talk about ‘left’, ‘right’ and ‘centre’ to describe parties and politicians. (Generally, socialist parties would be considered ‘left wing’ whilst conservative parties would be considered ‘right wing’.) With this in mind, where would you place yourself on the following scale? Q12. For each of the following, to what degree do you trust or distrust them as a source of news or information about politics? Base: 18-24/25-34/35-44/45-54, Men/Women, and Left/Centre/Right in across eight countries = 18–24/25–34/35–44/45–54, Men/Women, and Left/Centre/Right across eight countries = 1888/3278/3519/3517/4556, 8095/8553, 2620/8871/2616.
Source: Data from the report 'What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries', published in November 2024.
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