New poll finds Americans likely to see each other as ‘morally bad’ — but expert says strong families can help

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Communio founder and president J.P. De Gance suggests strengthening families as new poll shows Americans are more likely to see each other as "morally bad." American adults are more likely than others to view their fellow citizens as morally bad, with more than half agreeing to the sentiment in a new Pew Research Center survey of 25 countries. The survey, which was released earlier this month, was the first to feature this question, meaning Pew did not have data to publish showing whether this was a long-held belief or a recent trend. "What we're seeing is really an increase in a lack of social trust, right? That more frequently, Americans are living in communities where there's high levels of Americans [who] say that they don't trust those around them," J.P. De Gance, the founder and president of Communio, told Fox News Digital. Communio is a nonpro