A May 2022 survey of online adults in the United States found that 58 percent of respondents felt that content with misleading information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms. However, 11 percent of respondents stated that the content should not be removed or labelled.
Share of adults in the United States who believe misleading health information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes, this should be removed
58%
No, this should not be removed but it should be labelled as inappropriate or inaccurate
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Morning Consult. (May 10, 2022). Share of adults in the United States who believe misleading health information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259058/usa-false-covid-19-vaccine-info-removal-from-social-media/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults in the United States who believe misleading health information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022." Chart. May 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259058/usa-false-covid-19-vaccine-info-removal-from-social-media/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of adults in the United States who believe misleading health information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259058/usa-false-covid-19-vaccine-info-removal-from-social-media/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Believe Misleading Health Information about Unregulated Medical Advice or False Coronavirus Claims Should Be Removed from Social Media Platforms as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259058/usa-false-covid-19-vaccine-info-removal-from-social-media/
Morning Consult, Share of adults in the United States who believe misleading health information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259058/usa-false-covid-19-vaccine-info-removal-from-social-media/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who believe misleading health information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, May 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259058/usa-false-covid-19-vaccine-info-removal-from-social-media/
