34% Of People Think Twitter, Facebook Have Negative Effect On News Quality [INFOGRAPHIC]

Do people trust the news? It’s a loaded question, and one that comes with a whole lot of variables. Craigslist founder Craig Newmark’s philanthropy initiative, craigconnects explored this question in connection with the current political campaigning going on in the US, asking people whether social media made them trust the news more… or less.

The internet in general fares pretty poorly in this survey. Only 13 percent of respondents feel news they find on internet news sites is “very credible” when it comes to accurately reporting on politics and elections.

And social media is even worse off, with just 6 percent believing the news they get through their favorite social networks is credible.

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