Use of AI to Get News in U.S. Is Rare

https://news.gallup.com/poll/711242/news-rare.aspx

Publish Date: 2026-06-24 00:00:00

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7% say they rely on AI tools when getting news and information
AI ranks at the bottom of sources from which Americans get most news
Many Americans distrust AI-assisted news reporting outright

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seven percent of Americans say they rely “a great deal” (2%) or “a fair amount” (5%) on artificial intelligence tools when getting news and information. Another 12% say they rely on AI “some” for news, and 23% say “only a little.” The majority of U.S. adults (57%) don’t rely on AI tools at all for this purpose.

Reliance on AI tools to get news and information is slightly more common among adults aged 18 to 49 (10%) than among those aged 50 and older (3%), but majorities of both age groups say they don’t rely on AI at all when getting news.

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These results are based on a May 4-17 survey of 2,062 U.S. adults who are members of the Gallup Panel.

AI Ranks Last as a Source of Information About News Events

A separate question places AI at the bottom of the list of people’s primary sources of information about community, national and international events.

Just 2% of Americans say AI chatbots or assistants are one of their top three news or information sources, matching the percentage who report using a messaging app for news (2%). All key subgroups of U.S. adults report very low rates of AI as a primary news source.

AI is less likely to be selected as a news source than print newspapers or magazines (8%), podcasts (13%), search engines (16%), and radio (17%).

The most common way Americans say they have gotten their news in the past seven days is from social media (54%), followed by news websites or apps (44%). However, large segments still rely on traditional outlets: 28% mostly use network TV news,…

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