President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
In the photo of a computer screen, a Google map showing Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America is seen Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
President Donald Trump holds a poster as Energy Secretary Chris Wright, from left, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, obstructed, and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., listen, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs speaks during a news conference at which the state attorney general announced a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to overhaul elections in the U.S., in Seattle, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds.






