Verification processes in fake news era. Some examples about COVID-19
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https://doi.org/10.12795/Ambitos.2022.i57.07Keywords:
fact-checking, verification, fake news, journalism, coronavirusAbstract
Spain has been one of the most affected countries by fake news in the context of coronavirus pandemic, a phenomenon known as infodemic, with more than 80 % of the population affected, especially through social networks and WhatsApp. This situation has led to an intense verification activity by fact-checkers. Objective: In this paper we try to analyze verification processes and narrative routine of these texts, as well as the effort of some scientific institutions to make citizens aware of the importance of consulting authorized sources. Methodology: We provide a contextual framework of infodemic, a qualitative description of fact-checking process by mass media, institutions and fact-checkers from examples of hoaxes and false news that managed to cross mass media filters and others that were stopped after a thorough verification process, taking into account their greater relevance in Google text indexing system. Results and conclusions: this study shows how verification, despite not being a new procedure in journalistic field, gains strength among recent trends in content production, a phenomenon linked to the need to clarify and fight against misinformation. The resulting texts follow constant narrative items, although only quality media and fact-checkers, with an active profile, use primary procedures, while more passive media means choose mediated processes.
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