According to a 2022 report conducted in Canada, 35 percent of social media users had encountered the claim that Ukrainian nationalism is a neo-Nazi movement, and one of the goals of Russia’s 'Special Operation' in Ukraine is to 'demilitarize and denazify' Ukraine. Overall, 31 percent of social media users have seen the claim that Russia is defending ethnic Russians in Ukraine, and a quarter of users stated that they had encountered the claim that the United States has a network of biological weapons labs in Ukraine.
Share of internet users in Canada who have encountered the following claims about the Russia-Ukraine war when using social media as of May 2022
Characteristic
Yes
No
Ukrainian nationalism is a neo-Nazi movement, so one of the goals of Russia’s 'Special Operation' in Ukraine is to 'demilitarize and denazify' Ukraine
35%
65%
Russia is defending ethnic Russians in Ukraine
31%
69%
The Kyiv regime is spreading doctored photos and videos of supposed atrocities by Russian troops as part of staged production and provocation for Western media
29%
71%
Ukrainian government officials are the aggressor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
28%
72%
The West pushed Ukraine toward a conflict with Russia
27%
73%
Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has surrounded Russia with military bases and broken their promise to not offer NATO membership to former USSR republics, like Ukraine
27%
73%
The United States has a network of biological weapons labs in Ukraine
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Social Media Lab. (July 1, 2022). Share of internet users in Canada who have encountered the following claims about the Russia-Ukraine war when using social media as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346427/canada-encountering-russian-propaganda-social-media/
Social Media Lab. "Share of internet users in Canada who have encountered the following claims about the Russia-Ukraine war when using social media as of May 2022." Chart. July 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346427/canada-encountering-russian-propaganda-social-media/
Social Media Lab. (2022). Share of internet users in Canada who have encountered the following claims about the Russia-Ukraine war when using social media as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346427/canada-encountering-russian-propaganda-social-media/
Social Media Lab. "Share of Internet Users in Canada Who Have Encountered The following Claims about The Russia-ukraine War When Using Social Media as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346427/canada-encountering-russian-propaganda-social-media/
Social Media Lab, Share of internet users in Canada who have encountered the following claims about the Russia-Ukraine war when using social media as of May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346427/canada-encountering-russian-propaganda-social-media/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Share of internet users in Canada who have encountered the following claims about the Russia-Ukraine war when using social media as of May 2022 [Graph], Social Media Lab, July 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346427/canada-encountering-russian-propaganda-social-media/