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Public Trust Crumbles Amid COVID, Fake News – Survey

RIO DE JANEIRO,  BRAZIL - (Reuters) Trust in governments, business chiefs and media is crumbling amid a perceived mishandling by leaders of the coronavirus pandemic and a widespread feeling among ordinary citizens that they are being misled, a global survey has found.

The Edelman Trust Barometer, which for two decades has polled thousands of people on their trust in core institutions, found 57% of people believe that government leaders, business chief executives, and journalists are spreading falsehoods or exaggerations.

Breaking out responses according to a person’s media habits and voting patterns, the survey found a greater hesitancy on vaccines among . . .

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