As of January 2022, 15 percent of responding male and 12 percent of responding female U.S. adults reported they they had definitely interacted with a catfish on social media. Overall, 18 percent of men said they probably had interacted with a catfish on social media. The vast majority of those asked stated they had never interacted with a catfish via a social media platform.
Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022, by gender
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, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293366/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-gender/
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, by gender." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293366/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-gender/
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, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293366/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-gender/
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, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293366/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-gender/
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, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293366/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-gender/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293366/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-gender/
