U.S. opinion on COVID-19 misinformation accounts removal from social media 2021

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Apr 28, 2022
A July 2021 survey of online adults in the United States found that 79 percent of respondents felt that fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms. However, nine percent of respondents stated that these kind of accounts and pages should not be removed.

Share of adults in the United States who believe fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation about the coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms as of July 2021

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Release date

July 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 23 to July 25, 2021

Number of respondents

2,201 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Do you believe the following types of content about coronavirus should be removed from social media platforms? Fake accounts and pages created to spread misinformation"
Values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding

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