The question was asked in the following way by the source: "Do you think that at the moment, the dissemination of hoaxes and misleading and unsubstantiated information by networks and the social media should be prohibited, sending all the information on the pandemic to official sources, or do you think that total freedom must be maintained for the dissemination of news and information?
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COVID-19: opinion on banning of the dissemination of fake news in Spain 2020
This statistic shows the public opinion on the need to ban the spread of misleading information during the coronavirus crisis in Spain. According to the survey carried out in April 2020, more than 60 percent of those surveyed reported that information should be restricted and controlled, establishing only an official source of information. By contrast, 30.8 percent believed that no information should be restricted or prohibited.
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Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas. (April 20, 2020). Public opinion on banning the spread of misleading information during the coronavirus crisis in Spain in April 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1119377/covid-19-opinion-on-the-prohibition-of-the-diffusion-of-hoaxes-in-spain/
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas. "Public opinion on banning the spread of misleading information during the coronavirus crisis in Spain in April 2020." Chart. April 20, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1119377/covid-19-opinion-on-the-prohibition-of-the-diffusion-of-hoaxes-in-spain/
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas. (2020). Public opinion on banning the spread of misleading information during the coronavirus crisis in Spain in April 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1119377/covid-19-opinion-on-the-prohibition-of-the-diffusion-of-hoaxes-in-spain/
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas. "Public Opinion on Banning The Spread of Misleading Information during The Coronavirus Crisis in Spain in April 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Apr 2020, /statistics/1119377/covid-19-opinion-on-the-prohibition-of-the-diffusion-of-hoaxes-in-spain/
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, Public opinion on banning the spread of misleading information during the coronavirus crisis in Spain in April 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1119377/covid-19-opinion-on-the-prohibition-of-the-diffusion-of-hoaxes-in-spain/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Public opinion on banning the spread of misleading information during the coronavirus crisis in Spain in April 2020 [Graph], Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, April 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1119377/covid-19-opinion-on-the-prohibition-of-the-diffusion-of-hoaxes-in-spain/
