Claim: A study found that 82% of people first encountered the term "cancel culture" in the past 12 months.
Fact-check: Only a third of people first heard of the term 'cancel culture' in the past year - Full Fact
Verdict: research actually shows that around a third of people first encountered the term in the past year. almost half of the people surveyed said they had never heard it.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2021-07-01T00:00:00