October 8, 2004

Internet Users Are Losing Trust in Online Information, Survey Finds

By BROCK READ

As political Web logs multiply and print newspapers embellish their Web sites, more and more computer users are turning to the Internet for news and research. But that doesn't mean they trust everything they read online, according to a new study conducted by the University of Southern California.

The study, "Surveying the Digital Future," tracks the results of a nationwide survey of more than 2,000 households by USC's Center for the Digital Future. This is the fourth year that the

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