From September to November 2020, 57.7 percent of misinformation recommended by Instagram contained content about the coronavirus. Overall, 21.2 percent of misinformation posts contained content about vaccines, and 12.5 percent of recommended misinformation was surrounding elections. Overall, over 37 percent of misinformation came from Instagram's suggested posts feature.
Share of recommended Instagram misinformation posts between September and November 2020, by content
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Center for Countering Digital Hate. (March 9, 2021). Share of recommended Instagram misinformation posts between September and November 2020, by content [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293258/instagram-recommended-misinformation-by-content/
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