In the wake of the steepest drop in trust in recent history, established business, media, and government institutions are being eyed with suspicion. Canvas8 spoke with Rachel Botsman, author ofWho Can You Trust?, to understand who holds sway in the midst of a global trust implosion.

‘Fake news’ is Collins Dictionary's 2017 word of the year – demonstrating how online misinformation has becomede rigeurin today's media landscape. As people become more aware of misinformation facilitated by social media, they're putting their trust back into traditional media outlets instead.

Once deemed an unreliable source of information, Wikipedia is now more trusted than some news organisations. Amid rising global uncertainty, the online, crowdsourced encyclopaedia is an example of how readily individuals will place confidence in content generated by other people.

Americans are less and less trusting of their neighbours – yet they’re happily welcoming strangers into their homes and cars as the sharing economy gains traction. So why are sites like Airbnb booming amid cynicism in the US? It could be due to Gen Yers' comfort with building trust online.