Trust in US institutions, particularly the government, has plunged in president Donald Trump's first year in office, according to a leading survey released on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The annual Edelman Trust Barometer showed overall trust in the four institutions it measures - the government, media, business and non-governmental organisations - falling more steeply in the United States than in any of the 28 countries surveyed. In the United States it fell 14 points to 33 per cent. "The United States is enduring an unprecedented crisis of trust," said Richard Edelman, head of the communications marketing firm that commissioned the research. The survey showed nearly two in three people are unable to distinguish reliable news from rumours and falsehoods.

Source: The Star January 22, 2018 04:37 UTC