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Politics stirs intense emotions, often shaping how Americans perceive the trustworthiness of news anchors. In a revealing survey conducted by The Hollywood Reporter and Morning Consult, 2,200 respondents weighed in on who they trust most—and least—on television. The findings reveal an apparent skepticism toward cable news compared to traditional broadcast networks, yet they also surfaced a few unexpected opinions. Below is a ranking of prominent American news anchors, ordered from the most trusted to the least trusted by the viewing public.
#31: Rachel Maddow
Few anchors are as intellectually decorated—or as divisive—as Rachel Maddow. With degrees from Stanford and Oxford, she wields history and policy like sharpened tools on The Rachel Maddow Show.
Her 2012 book Drift dissects American militarism with the precision of a scholar and the urgency of a critic. Yet for all her credentials, 26% of viewers mark her as wholly untrustworthy, a statistic that underscores her polarizing status. Maddow doesn’t aim for neutrality; she owns her perspective, and that clarity is either a beacon or a bludgeon depending on who’s watching.