During the time measured, more than 63 percent of WhatsApp users in Mexico claimed to have received fake news from family members, while nearly 62 percent of participants said fake news were sent to them by friends.
Share of WhatsApp users in Mexico who claimed to have received fake news as of February 2019, by source
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Vice. (February 19, 2019). Share of WhatsApp users in Mexico who claimed to have received fake news as of February 2019, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070677/share-whatsapp-users-mexico-received-fake-news-source/
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