Original question: "Which of the following comes closest to your opinion, even if none are exactly correct?" The source defines catfishing as a situation "where users are tricked by fake accounts into online relationships and sometimes scammed out of money".
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U.S. adults on social media company catfishing responsibilities 2022
A survey conducted in January 2022 found that 73 percent of U.S. internet users agreed that social media companies should be doing more to identify and remove potential catfish from their platforms. Furthermore, ten percent of adults said that social media companies were doing enough with regards to taking action on catfishing. Overall, three percent of respondents felt that companies should be doing less to identify and remove catfishing accounts from their platforms.
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Morning Consult. (January 27, 2022). Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/
Morning Consult. "Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022." Chart. January 27, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/
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Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/
