US adults under 30 now trust information from social media almost as much as from national news outlets

Nov 4, 2022

The share of adults under 30 who express at least some trust in information from social media is at its highest level. Image: Unsplash/camstejim

Jacob Liedke

Research assistant focusing on journalism and media, Pew Research

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Graphs showing the percentage of U.S. adults who say they have trust in the information they get from different platforms

Half of 18- to 29-year-olds in the United States say they have some or a lot of trust in the information they get from social media sites. Image: Pew Research Center

Graphs showing the percentage of U.S. adults who say they have trust in the information they get from on different platforms

71% of US adults trust local news organizations. Image: Pew Research Center

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