As of March 2020, respondents from the United Arab Emirates perceived 54 percent of information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) as inaccurate. Respondents from Morocco on the other hand only considered 46 percent of the information on this topic as inaccurate.
Opinion on perceived share of inaccurate information received on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country
Characteristic
Share of inaccurate information
United Arab Emirates
56%
Lebanon
54%
Morocco
46%
Jordan
44%
Egypt
40%
Saudi Arabia
39%
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Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, MENA
Survey time period
March 20 to 23, 2020
Number of respondents
4,500 respondents
Special properties
general population of Saudi Arabia (n=1,000) and UAE (n=1,000), urban population of Egypt (n=1,000), Jordan (n=500), Lebanon (n=500) and Morocco (n=500)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "How much of the information you have been receiving about Corona do you think is inaccurate?"
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Ipsos. (March 25, 2020). Opinion on perceived share of inaccurate information received on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107464/mena-opinion-on-perceived-share-of-false-information-received-on-corona-by-country/
Ipsos. "Opinion on perceived share of inaccurate information received on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country." Chart. March 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107464/mena-opinion-on-perceived-share-of-false-information-received-on-corona-by-country/
Ipsos. (2020). Opinion on perceived share of inaccurate information received on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107464/mena-opinion-on-perceived-share-of-false-information-received-on-corona-by-country/
Ipsos. "Opinion on Perceived Share of Inaccurate Information Received on Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107464/mena-opinion-on-perceived-share-of-false-information-received-on-corona-by-country/
Ipsos, Opinion on perceived share of inaccurate information received on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107464/mena-opinion-on-perceived-share-of-false-information-received-on-corona-by-country/ (last visited April 16, 2025)
Opinion on perceived share of inaccurate information received on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country [Graph], Ipsos, March 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107464/mena-opinion-on-perceived-share-of-false-information-received-on-corona-by-country/
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