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Trust in US government, media, implodes as China's soars

"No country saw steeper declines than the United States, with a 37-point aggregate drop in trust across all institutions."

  • A new study finds that the US public's trust in institutions, such as business, government, and tech, has plummeted, led by a drop in public trust in government.
  • The drop in confidence comes as the US economy has actually performed well, and trust in public institutions in China soars.
  • The least trusted institution of all, as seen by the survey, is the media, which 22 out of 28 countries don't trust.

Trust in US institutions, including the government and media, is imploding, according to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer published ahead of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

"No country saw steeper declines than the United States, with a 37-point aggregate drop in trust across all institutions. At the opposite end of the spectrum, China experienced a 27-point gain, more than any other country," the study reads.

Despite low unemployment and a booming stock market, the US saw trust in major institutions decline heavily over the course of 2017, and now just one in three in the US trust the government, according to the study. However, Americans displayed a higher degree of trust in businesses.

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China, which came in first with 74% of the general population trusting the country's institutions, had its highest level of trust in the government with relatively low trust in business, presenting the inverse of the US's standing.

But the real loser in 2018 is the media, which is distrusted in 22 of 28 countries, and it could be tied to the US's leadership.

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