The result “blows the lid off of this idea” that such beliefs are held by only a fringe population of individuals who are uninformed or ideologically driven, says David Bersoff, head of research at the Edelman Trust Institute. “This is not like a small problematic group.”

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[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Here's some interesting tables from the report:

https://www.edelman.com/sites/g/files/aatuss191/files/2026-04/2026%20Edelman%20Trust%20Barometer%20Special%20Report%20Trust%20and%20Health_Final.pdf

edit: Interesting how much more accepted it seems to be to answer "I don't know" in Japan compared to other countries.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

american culture punishes humility. it's a culture that rewards arrogance.

and we love bullshit. american culture is amazing at producing bullshit and selling it.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I'm shocked by how well the US does compared to other countries. I would have thought that it is very easy to be a conspiracy theorist when your country has death panels in the form of health insurance companies denying treatments.