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Importance of source to a news story's credibility in the United States 2017

How important is the source of a news story when determining if a news story is credible?

The data displays the results of a survey on the importance of source to a news story's credibility in the U.S. as of July 2017. During the survey, 64% of respondents stated that the source of a news story is very important when determining if the story is credible.

Very important 64
Somewhat important 25
Not too important 5
Not important at all 1
Don't know/no opinion 5