Brazil: fake news' impact on the elections 2022

During a survey fielded in Brazil in March 2022, over 80 percent of respondents said fake news on messaging mobile apps and social media could influence the results of the elections. The Brazilian general election was scheduled for October 2022. In September 2021, more than three out of four people interviewed stated that the spread of fake news on politicians and the Supreme Court justices threatened democracy in Brazil.

Public opinion on whether fake news on messaging apps and social media can influence the results of the elections in Brazil as of March 2022

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

March 22 to 23, 2022

Number of respondents

2,556 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.

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