98% of Americans Don’t Trust Online Information

With this very high percentage of American people who are uncertain of what they find online, what does this say about the Internet?

Mancx, the trusted community for business answers, recently announced the findings of its online survey of over 1,900 American adults who look for answers online conducted by Harris Interactive in late June 2012.  The survey, which was drafted based on Mancx’s experience in the global knowledge market, found that nearly every online American adult (98%) who looks for information online finds reasons to distrust the information they find, including:

• Too many ads – 59%
• Outdated information – 56%
• Information is self-promotional – 53%
• Unfamiliar forums – 45% Continue Reading