Politics

Most Americans Don't Trust President Trump's Covid-19 Briefings

Pew Research found the CDC is a trusted source for virus information

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More Americans trust health organizations than they do Trump to get the facts right about Covid-19.Photo Illustration: Trent Joaquin; Sources: Getty Images, Twitter
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By Sara Jerde

Most Americans don’t trust Covid-19 information from President Donald Trump and his administration, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

Of the over 9,500 people surveyed, 29% said the White House gets facts right “some of the time” and 36% said it got them right “hardly ever.”

But nearly 67% of Americans said they consider public health organizations and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get the facts right “almost all” or “most” of the time.

The nonpartisan organization surveyed 9,654 U.S.

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Sara Jerde

Sara Jerde is publishing editor at Adweek, where she covers traditional and digital publishers’ business models. She also oversees political coverage ahead of the 2020 election.

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