For the media, Election Day is one of the most popular days for reporting. News outlets often plan for it months, even years, in advance. However, a new Associated Press poll found most Americans don’t trust the media to do its job properly on its biggest night of the year.
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The poll shows that 53% of Americans are “extremely” or “very concerned” that news organizations will report misinformation or inaccurate results during the election. Meanwhile, 30% reported being “somewhat concerned.”
About 47% of Americans also believe news outlets won’t verify or fact-check information before airing it. Another 44% believe the news outlets will be biased in how they announce results on Nov. 5.
Only one in 10 said “they have a great deal of confidence” in the media on election night.
It’s not only the media’s election coverage Americans are skeptical of. As a whole, Americans’ trust in the news is at a historic low.
Polls show that 32% of Americans say they have confidence in the media. The only other time in history that levels were so low was during the presidential election of 2016.
While most Americans said they doubt they’ll hear honest reporting on election night, interest in even tuning in is also down. According to an NBC poll, Americans who say they “have a high interest” in the 2024 election is at a 20-year low.
One-third of adults under the age of 30 are following the presidential race while two-thirds of older adults said they are.
Straight Arrow News understands Americans’ burn out on traditional media. There are known biases in traditional and popular networks. Fox News leans right. CNN leans left. SAN doesn’t try to hide media bias. Instead, we highlight it with a Media Miss™ tool so people can get a clear picture on what perspective they will get, depending on the news source reporting a story.