Most people believe political parties issued misinformation during the lead-up to the May 14 election, both to smear rivals and to win popularity, according to a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
Asked whether they believed the parties used social media to attack or smear rivals, a majority or 56.49% said "yes" - 31.22% to a moderate degree and 25.27% a lot. On the other side, 23.59% said "definitely not", while 19.31% said "yes, but only to a small degree". The rest, 0.61%, had no answer or were not interested.
Asked whether they believed political parties had posted misinformation on social media to win popularity, a majority or 57.48% said "yes" – 30.08% to a moderate extent and 27.40% a lot. On the other side, 22.06% said "definitely not" and 19.54% said "yes, but only to a small degree". The rest, 0.92%, had no answer or were not interested.
Asked whether they believed other countries had interfered in the election, a majority or 78.77% said "no" – 56.56% "not at all" and 22.21% "to a small degree". On the other side, 8.17% said "yes, a lot" and 11.76% somewhat. The rest, 1.30%, had no answer or were not interested.
