A comprehensive global survey of 138 young public relations professionals across 15 nations, conducted by the Worldcom Public Relations Group and analyzed by Stefan Pollack, reveals that Gen-Z communicators hold deeper skepticism toward artificial intelligence outputs than executive leadership forcing the technology into corporate workflows. The 2026 data contradicts the assumption that digital natives trust synthetic media, as AI-generated misinformation disrupts global election cycles and corporate communications, prompting defensive shifts from institutions like the Public Relations Society of Kenya. Respondents detailed rigorous personal workflows, including cross-referencing primary sources and monitoring comment sections, rather than blindly amplifying AI-generated copy. The survey's most alarming revelation is the lack of institutional support: while senior partners authorize expensive generative AI platform licenses, they fail to invest in teaching junior staff to identify synthetic manipulation. A vast majority of respondents indicated a complete void in formal corporate guidance on detecting AI misuse, with internal AI task forces focused on accelerating content generation and minimizing billable hours. Across respondents from the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the primary demand is for budgets to pivot from efficiency metrics toward rigorous ethical verification frameworks.