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.
The source does not specify the age of respondents.
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Share of people who think fake news threatens democracy in Brazil 2021
During a survey conducted in Brazil in September 2021, approximately ** percent of respondents stated that fake news involving politicians and justices of the Supreme Federal Court (STF, as abbreviated in Portuguese) were a threat to democracy. Around ** percent of the interviewees said the opposite, while percent said they did not know.
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Folha. (September 18, 2021). Public opinion on whether the spread of fake news on politicians and the Supreme Court threatens democracy in Brazil as of September 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1131233/brazil-fake-news-democracy/
Folha. "Public opinion on whether the spread of fake news on politicians and the Supreme Court threatens democracy in Brazil as of September 2021." Chart. September 18, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1131233/brazil-fake-news-democracy/
Folha. (2021). Public opinion on whether the spread of fake news on politicians and the Supreme Court threatens democracy in Brazil as of September 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1131233/brazil-fake-news-democracy/
Folha. "Public Opinion on Whether The Spread of Fake News on Politicians and The Supreme Court Threatens Democracy in Brazil as of September 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Sep 2021, /statistics/1131233/brazil-fake-news-democracy/
Folha, Public opinion on whether the spread of fake news on politicians and the Supreme Court threatens democracy in Brazil as of September 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1131233/brazil-fake-news-democracy/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Public opinion on whether the spread of fake news on politicians and the Supreme Court threatens democracy in Brazil as of September 2021 [Graph], Folha, September 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1131233/brazil-fake-news-democracy/
