Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines

Posted on AllSides February 17th, 2022
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Americans’ confidence in groups and institutions has turned downward compared with just a year ago. Trust in scientists and medical scientists, once seemingly buoyed by their central role in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, is now below pre-pandemic levels.

Overall, 29% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public, down from 40% who said this in November 2020. Similarly, the share with a great deal of confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interests...

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https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/02/15/americans-trust-in-scientists-other-groups-declines/

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