Seven in 10 Americans believe that there is more lying and misuse of facts by the media and politicians than there was three decades ago, according to a sweeping worldwide survey on fake news.

The poll from Ipsos found that lying by the media and politicians is an international scandal, and that 57 percent of 17,737 polled in 25 countries feel it is worse than it was 30 years ago.

“Three out five adults, both globally and in the U.S., say they regularly see fake news, and nearly half say they’ve believed a fake story before finding out it’s fake. Unsurprisingly, people also think trust in politicians and the media has declined and that lying in the media is increasing,” said the analysis.





The U.S. ranks among the highest of the 25 nations most concerned with fake news and lying by the media and politicians, said the survey.

Trust in the media and politicians is also down. "Given the results from the survey, it’s no surprise that 64 percent globally and 69 percent in the U.S. think people in their country trust politicians to tell the truth less than they did 30 years ago," said Ipsos.

The survey comes on the heels of charges from President Trump and his team that Watergate reporter Bob Woodward fabricated stories about the Republicans in his new book “Fear.” And that was followed by an op-ed published in the New York Times from an anonymous administration official who slammed Trump.



The Deep State and the Left, and their vehicle, the Fake News Media, are going Crazy - & they don’t know what to do. The Economy is booming like never before, Jobs are at Historic Highs, soon TWO Supreme Court Justices & maybe Declassification to find Additional Corruption. Wow! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2018



The poll, however, also found that many feel that a charge of “fake news” against the media is simply an indication that the politician didn’t like the news story, not that it was made up.

“Americans (51 percent) are more likely than people from any other country to think of ‘fake news’ as a term that politicians and the media use to discredit news they don’t agree with,” said Ipsos.