Between January and August 2022, the president of Brazil, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, made 1.43 thousand statements containing information that the source deemed fake or distorted. Between January and August 2021, the figure stood at over 1.73 thousand. Therefore, there was an annual decrease of about 17 percent. Bolsonaro was sworn in as president on January 1, 2019.
Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month
Characteristic
Number of fake or distorted statements
Aug. 22
186
Jul. 22
200
Jun. 22
228
May 22
151
Apr. 22
183
Mar. 22
176
Feb. 22
164
Jan. 22
142
Dec. 21
139
Nov. 21
184
Oct. 21
253
Sep. 21
208
Aug. 21
270
Jul. 21
305
Jun. 21
231
May 21
160
Apr. 21
182
Mar. 21
222
Feb. 21
119
Jan. 21
243
Dec. 20
146
Nov. 20
174
Oct. 20
130
Sep. 20
119
Aug. 20
114
Jul. 20
133
Jun. 20
155
May 20
205
Apr. 20
153
Mar. 20
161
Feb. 20
47
Jan. 20
54
Dec. 19
61
Nov. 19
71
Oct. 19
78
Sep. 19
49
Aug. 19
63
Jul. 19
37
Jun. 19
32
May 19
36
Apr. 19
38
Mar. 19
76
Feb. 19
15
Jan. 19
50
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Aos Fatos. (September 14, 2022). Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
Aos Fatos. "Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month." Chart. September 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
Aos Fatos. (2022). Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
Aos Fatos. "Number of Fake or Distorted Statements Made by Jair Bolsonaro as President of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by Month." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
Aos Fatos, Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of fake or distorted statements made by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil from January 2019 to August 2022, by month [Graph], Aos Fatos, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1118848/bolsonaro-fake-statements/
