As of January 2022, 38 percent of surveyed U.S. adults said that they had definitely never interacted with a catfish on social media. However, 13 percent of respondents reported that they definitely had interacted with a catfish on a social media platform and 17 percent said that they probably had. Additionally, 16 percent stated they had probably not been the victim of an online fictional persona scam whilst using social media.
Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022
Original question: "To the best of your knowledge, do you think that you or anyone you know has ever interacted with a catfish on social media? Yourself". The source defines catfishing as a situation "where users are tricked by fake accounts into online relationships and sometimes scammed out of money". Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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Morning Consult. (January 27, 2022). Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Think They Have Ever Interacted with a Catfish on Social Media as of January 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
Morning Consult, Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
