Between January and August 2022, the president of Brazil, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, made 1.43 thousand statements containing information that the source deemed fake or distorted. Between January and August 2021, the figure stood at over 1.73 thousand. Therefore, there was an annual decrease of about 17 percent. Bolsonaro was sworn in as president on January 1, 2019.
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Aos Fatos. (September 14, 2022). Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
Aos Fatos. "Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month." Chart. September 14, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
Aos Fatos. (2022). Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
Aos Fatos. "Number of Fake or Distorted Statements Made by Jair Bolsonaro as President of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by Month." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Sep 2022, /statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
Aos Fatos, Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month [Graph], Aos Fatos, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
