According to a study conducted in 2022, 70 percent of the population of the United States turned to social media for information during a crisis. In 2011, just one in ten people used social media for information during crises.
Share of the population of the United States who used social media for information during a crisis in 2011 and 2022
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University of Central Florida. (May 27, 2022). Share of the population of the United States who used social media for information during a crisis in 2011 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473722/us-population-using-social-media-during-crisis/
University of Central Florida. "Share of the population of the United States who used social media for information during a crisis in 2011 and 2022." Chart. May 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473722/us-population-using-social-media-during-crisis/
University of Central Florida. (2022). Share of the population of the United States who used social media for information during a crisis in 2011 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473722/us-population-using-social-media-during-crisis/
University of Central Florida. "Share of The Population of The United States Who Used Social Media for Information during a Crisis in 2011 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473722/us-population-using-social-media-during-crisis/
University of Central Florida, Share of the population of the United States who used social media for information during a crisis in 2011 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473722/us-population-using-social-media-during-crisis/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Share of the population of the United States who used social media for information during a crisis in 2011 and 2022 [Graph], University of Central Florida, May 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473722/us-population-using-social-media-during-crisis/
