U.S. opinion on misleading health information removal from social media 2022

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Oct 12, 2022
A May 2022 survey of online adults in the United States found that 58 percent of respondents felt that content with misleading information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms. However, 11 percent of respondents stated that the content should not be removed or labelled.

Share of adults in the United States who believe misleading health information about unregulated medical advice or false coronavirus claims should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022

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Release date

May 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 30 to May 3, 2022

Number of respondents

2,210 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding

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