In a survey held in the United Kingdom in September 2021, ** percent of the respondents said they were told that face masks were harmful and offered no protection against COVID-19, whilst ** percent said they had encountered information suggesting that the coronavirus does not exist.
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Ofcom. (December 17, 2021). Misleading claims about the coronavirus encountered in the last week in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113665/misleading-recommendations-about-avoiding-the-coronavirus-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Misleading claims about the coronavirus encountered in the last week in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021." Chart. December 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113665/misleading-recommendations-about-avoiding-the-coronavirus-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2021). Misleading claims about the coronavirus encountered in the last week in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113665/misleading-recommendations-about-avoiding-the-coronavirus-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Misleading Claims about The Coronavirus Encountered in The Last Week in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of September 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113665/misleading-recommendations-about-avoiding-the-coronavirus-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Misleading claims about the coronavirus encountered in the last week in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113665/misleading-recommendations-about-avoiding-the-coronavirus-in-the-uk/ (last visited October 21, 2025)
Misleading claims about the coronavirus encountered in the last week in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021 [Graph], Ofcom, December 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113665/misleading-recommendations-about-avoiding-the-coronavirus-in-the-uk/
