This will be presented differently depending on where you get the news, which I guess is part of the point. Here's how API summarizes it: "Americans believe 39 percent of news in newspapers, on TV or on the radio is misinformation and 65 percent of news on social media is made up or can't be verified as accurate." Personally, I think this is probably a fairly accurate assessment. Part of the reason why there is so much mistrust in institutions these days is that these institutions have become untrustworthy. There's probably no way to legislate trustworthiness, so don't worry, I'm not promoting a Tanzanian solution. But institutions - the media, universities, publishers, governments - need to find ways to regain that trust. This in turn help the rest of us establish credibility on social media. "The full reports on bias and inaccuracy, and views of misinformation, are available on the Knight Foundation's website."
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