Figure 22: Post-election perception that electoral interference was a problem in the GE

This horizontal bar chart depicts respondents' post-election perceptions that various forms of electoral interference were a problem in the general election – namely, the spread of false information online, foreign efforts to influence the political opinions of Canadians and foreign hacking of the computer systems that support the election. The breakdown is as follows:

• Total
  • The spread of false information online
    • Yes: 50%
    • No: 32%
    • Don't know: 18%
  • Foreign efforts to influence the political opinions of Canadians
    • Yes: 31%
    • No: 46%
    • Don't know: 23%
  • Foreign hacking of the computer systems that support the election
    • Yes: 12%
    • No: 61%
    • Don't know: 26%