Surveys for years prior to 2022 were conducted via mail among a random sample of addresses in the United States. The 2022 survey was conducted via mail and web using the source's panel sample.
A survey from July 2022 asked Americans how they felt about the effects of bias in news on their ability to sort out facts, and revealed that 50 percent felt there was so much bias in the news that it was difficult to discern what was factual from information that was not. This was the highest share who said so across all years shown, and at the same time, the 2022 survey showed the lowest share of respondents who believed there were enough sources to be able to sort out fact from fiction.
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Gallup. (February 15, 2023). Attitudes to how bias in news sources affects ability to sort out the facts in the United States as July 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/874821/news-media-bias-perceptions/
Gallup. "Attitudes to how bias in news sources affects ability to sort out the facts in the United States as July 2022." Chart. February 15, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/874821/news-media-bias-perceptions/
Gallup. (2023). Attitudes to how bias in news sources affects ability to sort out the facts in the United States as July 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/874821/news-media-bias-perceptions/
Gallup. "Attitudes to How Bias in News Sources Affects Ability to Sort out The Facts in The United States as July 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Feb 2023, /statistics/874821/news-media-bias-perceptions/
Gallup, Attitudes to how bias in news sources affects ability to sort out the facts in the United States as July 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/874821/news-media-bias-perceptions/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Attitudes to how bias in news sources affects ability to sort out the facts in the United States as July 2022 [Graph], Gallup, February 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/874821/news-media-bias-perceptions/
