About 6 in 10 Americans trust news outlets to report election results accurately — but only half trust them to vet fraud claims

% of U.S. adults who said they have at least some confidence in news organizations and journalists to do each of the following 

Note: Survey of 1,057 U.S. adults conducted October 8-12, 2026. This graph omits respondents who said they have "not too much confidence" and "no confidence at all." Margin of error is ±4.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Source: The Alliance for Trust/Medill Trust TrackerGet the data