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PPP: Trust in Fox News hits record low

Fox News has hit a record low of trustworthiness, according to a new survey.

Public Policy Polling, deemed the most accurate polling firm for the 2012 elections, finds that only 41 percent of Americans trust Fox News while 46 percent do not -- down from a 49-37 percent ranking in 2010. The news comes one week after the network hit a 12-year low in the coveted 25-54 demographic for primetime.

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The fourth annual TV News Trust poll also found that PBS is the only television news source more Americans trust than distrust. 52 percent told PPP they trust PBS, while 29 percent said they don't trust it. The other seven outlets -- NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and Comedy Central -- were all distrusted by a plurality of voters.

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In keeping with past surveys, Democrats expressed trust in every network except Fox News, while Republicans said they did not trust any network other than Fox News.

PPP surveyed 800 voters nationally from January 31st to February 3rd. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.5%.

Full results here.