After a week of controversy around Brian Williams’ recount of an incident during the Iraq War, a significant fraction of Americans view him as untrustworthy, and think he should be suspended or resign.
Brian Williams’ credibility and favorability are low among Americans, according to a HuffPost/YouGov poll conducted this week.
While 34 percent of Americans believe that Brian Williams is still trustworthy, 40 percent find him untrustworthy. Although he remains better known than other news anchors, 40 percent of those surveyed rate him unfavorably. His net favorability currently sits at -5 percent, lower than that of Anderson Cooper, Scott Pelley, David Muir or Shepard Smith.
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