A July 2021 survey of online adults in the United States found that 79 percent of respondents felt that fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms. However, nine percent of respondents stated that these kind of accounts and pages should not be removed.
Share of adults in the United States who believe fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms as of July 2021
Original question: "Do you believe the following types of content about coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms? Fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation" Values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding
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Morning Consult. (July 29, 2021). Share of adults in the United States who believe fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms as of July 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259068/usa-opinion-covid-19-misinformation-accounts-removal-from-social-media-2021/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults in the United States who believe fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms as of July 2021." Chart. July 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259068/usa-opinion-covid-19-misinformation-accounts-removal-from-social-media-2021/
Morning Consult. (2021). Share of adults in the United States who believe fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms as of July 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259068/usa-opinion-covid-19-misinformation-accounts-removal-from-social-media-2021/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Believe Fake Accounts and Pages Created to Spread Misinformation about The Coronavirus Should Be Removed from Social Media Platforms as of July 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259068/usa-opinion-covid-19-misinformation-accounts-removal-from-social-media-2021/
Morning Consult, Share of adults in the United States who believe fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms as of July 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259068/usa-opinion-covid-19-misinformation-accounts-removal-from-social-media-2021/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who believe fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms as of July 2021 [Graph], Morning Consult, July 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259068/usa-opinion-covid-19-misinformation-accounts-removal-from-social-media-2021/
