These are not widely trusted by the American public, at least in my own anecdotal experience. I've been told numerous times that the Bureau of Justice Statistic

These are not widely trusted by the American public, at least in my own anecdotal experience. I've been told numerous times that the Bureau of Justice Statistics lies because they're the government. Typically, in relation to modern politics. From what I've seen, distrust for the government is at an all-time high, but trust in randos with podcasts is also at an all-time high.