IN THE U.S., LESS THAN 1 IN 4 HAVE GOOD INFORMATION HYGIENE Percent in each segment Information hygiene: 45 52% of respondents 1. News engagement share or forward news items that they find to be 2. Avoid information echo chambers interesting 34 3. Verify information Of those, only 25% have good information hygiene 4. Do not amplify unvetted information 22 Poor Moderate Good information hygiene information hygiene information hygiene 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. Information Hygiene Scale. MED_SEG_OFT. How often do you engage in the following activities related to news and information?I ndicate your answer using the 7-point scale below. 7-point scale; top 5 box, several times a month or more. General population, U.S.For full details on how the Information Hygiene Scale was built, please refer to the 31 Technical Appendix.