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Oct 10, 2026

Trust in science falls from COVID-era high, Wellcome global survey finds

A survey of people in 140 countries found that the COVID-era surge in public trust in science has largely faded, with the steepest drop among people struggling financially. Americans showed more trust in science than most of the rest of the world.

Oct 10, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪University at Buffalo associate professor Yotam Ophir stated that political party divisions over science became prominent during the Tea Party movement in the 2010s and widened during Donald Trump's presidency
  • ▪The Wellcome Global Monitor survey of over 140,000 adults across 140 countries found that global trust in science fell to 72% in 2025, down from 80% in 2020 and 77% in 2018
  • ▪Modern scientific advances disproportionately benefit highly educated and urban populations

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