According to a survey conducted in January 2022, the majority of adults in the United States said that they had definitely not ever interacted with a catfish on social media. Of Millennial respondents, 20 percent said they had definitely had social media interactions with a catfish, and 18 percent of Generation Z stated the same. Just six percent of those in the Baby Boomers generation said that they had definitely interacted with a catfish on 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, by generation
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 generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293374/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-generation/
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 generation." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293374/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-generation/
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 generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293374/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-generation/
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 Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293374/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-generation/
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 generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293374/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-generation/ (last visited July 23, 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 generation [Graph], Morning Consult, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293374/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish-by-generation/
