In 2021, the majority of survey respondents felt that the most prevalent way disinformation spread was through social media users. Approximately 84 percent of participants had this sentiment. At the same time, nearly 70 percent of people felt that news media and journalists sometimes or often spread false information. Government officials were seen as the group distributing the lowest incorrect information.
Share of views on which groups spread information that they know is false in Morocco in 2021, by source
Respondents were asked: "Please tell me how often, in this country, you think people from each of the following groups spread information that they know is false. (percentage who say “sometimes” or “often”)"
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Afrobarometer. (February 4, 2022). Share of views on which groups spread information that they know is false in Morocco in 2021, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376419/opinions-on-sources-of-fake-news-in-morocco/
Afrobarometer. "Share of views on which groups spread information that they know is false in Morocco in 2021, by source." Chart. February 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376419/opinions-on-sources-of-fake-news-in-morocco/
Afrobarometer. (2022). Share of views on which groups spread information that they know is false in Morocco in 2021, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376419/opinions-on-sources-of-fake-news-in-morocco/
Afrobarometer. "Share of Views on Which Groups Spread Information That They Know Is False in Morocco in 2021, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376419/opinions-on-sources-of-fake-news-in-morocco/
Afrobarometer, Share of views on which groups spread information that they know is false in Morocco in 2021, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376419/opinions-on-sources-of-fake-news-in-morocco/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of views on which groups spread information that they know is false in Morocco in 2021, by source [Graph], Afrobarometer, February 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376419/opinions-on-sources-of-fake-news-in-morocco/
