Original question: "To the best of your knowledge, do you think that you or anyone you know has ever interacted with a catfish on social media? Yourself". The source defines catfishing as a situation "where users are tricked by fake accounts into online relationships and sometimes scammed out of money". Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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U.S. adults who have interacted with a catfish on social media 2022
As of January 2022, 38 percent of surveyed U.S. adults said that they had definitely never interacted with a catfish on social media. However, 13 percent of respondents reported that they definitely had interacted with a catfish on a social media platform and 17 percent said that they probably had. Additionally, 16 percent stated they had probably not been the victim of an online fictional persona scam whilst using social media.
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Morning Consult. (January 27, 2022). Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022." Chart. January 27, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Think They Have Ever Interacted with a Catfish on Social Media as of January 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jan 2022, /statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
Morning Consult, Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Share of adults in the United States who think they have ever interacted with a catfish on social media as of January 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1293358/us-adults-who-have-interacted-with-catfish/
