Gallup Declares Death of Public Confidence in Congress as Trust Falls to Historic Low of 7%selfnews Post Confidence in other major institutions also dropped from 2013 numbers. Most notably, confidence in the Presidency fell from 36% in 2013 to 29%, public schools fell from 32% to a new low of 26%, and trust in television news plummeted from 23% to 18%. Internet news was thought more trustworthy with 19% confidence. Here is the chart of the 2012-2013 Gallup survey to compare: 