Noise
Gallup Poll Shows Americans Lost Faith in Major Institutions
2026-07-15 · 1 sources · 90% confidence
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No action required; monitor for follow-on stories that tie specific institutional failures to concrete policy/legal actions rather than aggregate opinion polling.
Why This Score
This is a poll report about public sentiment/trust, not a discrete constitutional event. No actor took action, no mechanism of harm exists beyond vague 'norm_erosion_only', and no specific institution, law, or right was targeted. A-score negligible (0.4) since there's no concrete driver engagement. B-score moderate (18.5) reflecting mild media/outrage appeal of 'establishment in freefall' framing, but insufficient to clear List B threshold (25). Classifies as Noise: below A threshold, no mechanism, and reflects survey/opinion data rather than an actionable event.
Damage Score Drivers
Election Integrity & Transfer of Power×0.22
0.0/5
Rule of Law / Due Process×0.18
0.5/5
Separation of Powers×0.16
0.0/5
Civil Rights / Equal Protection×0.14
0.0/5
Institutional Capture×0.14
0.0/5
Corruption / Self-Dealing×0.1
0.0/5
Violence / Intimidation Enabling×0.06
0.0/5
Sev: durability=1 · reversibility=1 · precedent=1 · mech=0.8× scope=1×
Hype Score: Layer 1 — Hype (55%)
Outrage-bait
3.0/5
Meme-ability
3.0/5
Novelty Spike
2.0/5
Media Friendliness
4.0/5
Layer 2 — Strategic (45%)
Media-Volume Mismatch
2.0/5
Timing Overlap
1.0/5
Narrative Pivot
2.0/5
Repeat Pattern Match
2.0/5
Intentionality: 0/15 → Minimal (0.10)