Research shows that 19% of online respondents get some of their news from
sources they don't trust.


Almost 20% of people get news from sources (including news networks,
magazines or websites) they do not trust, according to a survey conducted
in 2014 by the Pew Research Center. Conservatives were more likely to
distrust their news sources; however, they also had a smaller pool of
trusted news outlets to choose from. Conservatives tended to distrust
around two thirds of the news sources included in the survey, while
liberals tended to trust over two thirds of the same sources. The fact that
over 80% of respondents to the survey tend to get their news only from
trusted sources may be a sign of confirmation bias, which is the common
tendency to seek out information that confirms ones own beliefs. A separate
survey by the BBC indicated that local newspapers were one of the most
trusted of news sources with over 80% of Americans according them 'some' or
'a lot' of trust, while internet news sites and blogs had the lowest
ratings, with 55% and 25% respectively.