We Americans may not agree on much, but we do agree that these liars in the media are always lying to us.Poll: 77 percent say major news outlets report 'fake news'
President Donald Trump is not alone in thinking media outlets spread "fake news."
More than 3-in-4 Americans — 77 percent — said they believe that major traditional television and newspaper media outlets report “fake news” according to a new Monmouth University poll released Monday, marking a sharp increase in distrust of those news organizations from a year prior when 63 percent registered concerns about the spread of misinformation...
...The "fake news" moniker, which has become a rallying cry for Trump and his supporters, surprisingly gained popularity across partisan lines, including among Democrats. According to the Monmouth findings, 61 percent of Democrats believe outlets spread misinformation, up from 43 percent from last year. Belief in the spread of "fake news" by major news outlets also rose from 2017 to now among Republicans, up from 79 to 89 percent, and independents, rising from 66 to 82 percent...
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/ ... ews-494421
