During the period surveyed, when asked if they had believed in false information that had been shared with them through Whatsapp, approximately 40.2 percent of respondents admitted to have done so, against nearly 59.8 percent who said they did not believe in fake news received through this platform.
Share of WhatsApp users in Mexico who believed in false information shared with them as of February 2019
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Believed in it
40.24%
Did not
59.76%
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• Believed in it 40.24%
• Did not 59.76%
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Comunicación Política Aplicada. (February 16, 2019). Share of WhatsApp users in Mexico who believed in false information shared with them as of February 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071718/share-of-whatsapp-users-mexico-who-believed-in-fake-news-shared/
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Comunicación Política Aplicada. "Share of Whatsapp Users in Mexico Who Believed in False Information Shared with Them as of February 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071718/share-of-whatsapp-users-mexico-who-believed-in-fake-news-shared/
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