New poll shows majority of Canadians think journalists are ‘purposely trying to mislead people’
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A majority of Canadians surveyed believe ‘societal leaders’ are misleading them, with seventy-one percent expressing concern over ‘fake news being used as a weapon.’
(LifeSiteNews) – A new poll shows that most Canadians have become increasingly concerned that political leaders and media are “purposely trying to mislead people.”
Recently, the global communications firm Edelman released their 2022 Trust Barometer recording public responses to societal institutions and issues, which shows most Canadians distrust mainstream media.
A majority of Canadians believe ‘societal leaders’ are misleading them, with seventy-one percent expressing concern over “fake news being used as a weapon.”
Regarding news and information, more than half of Canadians distrust traditional media, while from forty-nine to twenty-one percent respectively distrust search engines, owned media, and social media.
The report also asked Canadians if they believe certain groups “are purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false or gross exaggerations.”
Sixty-one percent of Canadians agreed regarding journalists, a jump of twelve percent from 2021. Similarly, business and government leaders are distrusted by sixty and fifty-eight percent of Canadian respectively.
Additionally, more than half of Canadians agreed with the statement that Canadians “lack the ability to have constructive and civil debates about issues they disagree on.”