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Female 86 184 270 444 less than 1 hour 10 34 16.3% 9.9% Between 1 to 2 hours 31 66 35.9% 21.8% Between 2 to 4 hours 28 57 31.5% 19.1% Between 4 to 6 hours 14 20 12.6% 7.7% More than 6 hours 3 7 3.7% 2.3% Choose not to answer 2 1 3 444 Between 2 to 4 hours 2 1 1% 0.7% χ =35.063; ρ =0.000; the time of use of social networks is statistically associated with gender According to respondents, regarding the type of social network most often used, the results illustrate that Facebook, WhatsApp, and YouTube are the most popular social networks (See Table 3). Table 3: Use of social networks Social Network n % % of respondents (n=444) Facebook 333 39.5% 75.0% Instagram 24 2.8% 5.4% Pinterest 30 3.6% 6.8% Snapchat 5 0.6% 1.1% TikTok 10 1.2% 2.3% WhatsApp 295 35.0% 66.4% YouTube 147 17.4% 33.1% 844 100.0% Participants were asked their opinion about social networks and their content. The results reflect that 51% consider that content is unreliable , 36% believe that the Content is Reliable, while only 1% feel that the Content is Very Reliable and 12% of those who inquired have no opinion (See Figure 3). Figure 3: Opinion regarding social networks and the truthfulness of information Regarding the veracity of the information provided on social networks, a very high number of users, 46.6%, responded Yes, that is, that social networks are a good source of information; 37.6% answered No, and 15.8% had no opinion (See Figure 4). © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue IV Version I 21 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 A 5 Portugal and Mexico: An Analysis of Fake News in Times of Covid-19 Pandemic