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# U.S. in “Era of Information Bankruptcy,” Says 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/u-s-in-era-of-information-bankruptcy-states-2021-edelman-trust-barometer/
- Published: 2021-01-14T01:28:31.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-14T23:08:59.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Insights, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:51

[**Richard Edelman**](https://www.odwyerpr.com/pr%5Ffirm%5Frankings/independents.htm?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) **says the U.S. is living in an “era of information bankruptcy”** as leaders lie to the public, which views media outlets as politicized and biased, reports O’Dwyer’s.

“The result is a lack of quality information and increased divisiveness,” he said in releasing the [2021 Edelman Trust Barometer](https://www.edelman.com/sites/g/files/aatuss191/files/2021-01/2021-edelman-trust-barometer.pdf?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

The O’Dwyer post adds that “Edelman believes the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol and the fact that only a third of Americans plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine highlights the dangers of misinformation. Fifty percent of Americans believe the country is in the grip of a “cold civil war,” according to the Barometer.

“Business (61 percent) replaced government (53 percent) as the most trusted institution since the mid-May update of the Barometer.

“The record-breaking time to develop the COVID-19 vaccine and ability to shift to a work-from-home environment sparked the upswing in business trust.”

More [here](https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/15479/2021-01-13/edelman-trust-barometer-gauges-era-information-bankruptcy.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).