WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New data from a Gallup/Knight Foundation survey shows that 27% of Americans consider the frequent presidential briefings about the coronavirus situation to be a "major" source of information.
Another 26% say they are a "minor" source, and a 46% plurality of U.S. adults report that they do not use the briefings as a source of information.These results are from an upcoming series on trust in the media in the age of COVID-19, part of the Knight Foundation's Trust, Media and Democracy initiative.
The survey was conducted April 14-20, prior to the president's suggestion during a briefing that injecting disinfectant in a patient's lungs or using ultraviolet light could be used as a treatment therapy for COVID-19.