Americans weigh in on whether US media is biased Americans' overall trust in the news media has increased since the election of Donald Trump despite a rise in those who believe the president's claims of "fake news", according to a Poynter Institute survey. As US president Donald Trump prepares to hold the "Fake News Awards" for what he deems the "most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media", Americans weigh in on whether or not they think the US media is biased. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES