Aproximación al mapa sobre la investigación en desinformación y verificación en España: estado de la cuestión

Rojano, Francisco Javier Paniagua; Araújo, José Rúas

doi:10.7195/ri14.v21i1.1987

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“…Disinformation is a powerful weapon. Disinformation is considered false information, deliberately created and made public to shape public opinion, cause harm, confuse, and distort (Wardle and Derakhshan, 2017;Valverde-Berrocoso et al, 2022;Paniagua Rojano and Rúas Araujo, 2023). Thus, disinformation is associated with terms like lie, fake news, false, fake, hoax, or post-truth (a term that was pointed out by the Oxford Dictionary as the word of the year in late 2016) (Garcia-Marin and Salvat Martinrey, 2021).…”

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Disinformation in the Spanish public debate: an analysis of political speeches in the Congress of Deputies

Domínguez-García,

Velasco-Molpeceres,

Pérez-Curiel

2024

Front. Commun.

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Disinformation is one of the main challenges faced by modern democratic societies, becoming a crucial focus of study in political communication. Terms such as lie, falsehood, hoax, disinformation, or post-truth have become part of the daily language of the media, featured in numerous scientific studies, and entered political discourse. With the aim of delving into and determining the characteristic features of Spanish politicians' discourse on disinformation, a methodology of quantitative and qualitative content analysis is applied to a total of 1,115 interventions by members of the Congress of Deputies during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. This period is chosen due to its high levels of disinformation and polarization. The results indicate that the issue of disinformation is a minor topic on the Spanish political agenda. Furthermore, metrics confirm a much higher use of terms such as lie, false, and hoax, to the detriment of other words like disinformation or post-truth. An impact of the pandemic on the main themes related to this phenomenon is also detected, with health and the economy being the primary frames identified. From an interpretative perspective, this is attributed to the tendency of Spanish politicians to use this issue as just one element within a polarizing and confrontational rhetoric, generally eschewing proactive debates on the measures needed to address disinformation.

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Disinformation in the Spanish public debate: an analysis of political speeches in the Congress of Deputies

Domínguez-García,

Velasco-Molpeceres,

Pérez-Curiel

2024

Front. Commun.

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The effects of disinformation among citizens of in Spain, UK and Germany: digital platforms, topics, consequences and influence of sociodemographic factors

Alonso-Muñoz,

Tirado García,

Casero-Ripollés

2024

OIR

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PurposeThe purpose of this article is to discover how false information has been received through mobile instant messaging services (MIMS), Facebook and Twitter and what sociodemographic factors have a stronger influence on the perception of the democratic effects generated by the disinformation on the citizens of three countries.Design/methodology/approachTo do this, an online survey (n = 3,019) was developed for citizens of Spain (n = 1,015), Germany (n = 1,001) and the UK (n = 1,003). The sample is stratified according to the gender, age, income and ideology of the respondents.FindingsThe results show that the reception of false information is high in all three countries, especially on Facebook. Additionally, we found that the country of origin, genre, age and ideology influence the reception of disinformation in MIMS, but not in the rest of the platforms. Considering disinformation's effects on citizens, we observe how, in general terms, those surveyed perceive disinformation effects with a medium-low intensity. In this way, citizens do not believe that false information causes substantial changes in their thinking. An increase in mistrust has been detected toward social media and mainstream media, which are not considered reliable sources of information. At this point, the respondents' country of origin, income and ideology are conditioning factors.Originality/valueThis research provides some relevant trends that help to better understand how disinformation is received on digital platforms in three countries with different political and social traditions, as well as the effects that it has had on citizens and the sociodemographic and political factors that have a greater incidence.

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Disinformation and health: fact-checking strategies of Spanish health public institutions through YouTube

Vázquez-Gestal,

Pérez-Seoane,

Fernández-Souto

2024

Front. Commun.

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IntroductionThrough their social media, public institutions address fake news and tackle disinformation that affects both them and the general public. With the rise of online video platforms, the audiovisual format has made its way as a dynamic and engaging format that allows for the creation of narratives to counter distorted information. This circumstance is particularly noticeable in the healthcare sector, where most of the recent fact-checking activity is taking place.MethodologyThrough the analysis of the official YouTube channels of the health departments of all Spanish autonomous communities from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023, this paper explores the use of audiovisual fact-checking by Spanish regional governments, and it describes the nature of these videos and the strategies undertaken on that platform to tackle disinformation.ResultsDespite the expected territorial disparities, the research findings show that an increasing number of Spanish regional health authorities are using YouTube to fight disinformation. They also show that the videos posted on that platform provide a strong response to fake news, either as a preventive measure or in response to existing publications.DiscussionIn the current landscape of declining mass media, where audience dispersion leads a to (sometimes deliberate) fragmentation of discourse, we are confronted with the paradox of being a society with access to a vast amount of information, but not well-informed. Therefore, it is essential to have strong institutions that verify fake content through popular formats.

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Aproximación al mapa sobre la investigación en desinformación y verificación en España: estado de la cuestión

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Disinformation in the Spanish public debate: an analysis of political speeches in the Congress of Deputies

Disinformation in the Spanish public debate: an analysis of political speeches in the Congress of Deputies

The effects of disinformation among citizens of in Spain, UK and Germany: digital platforms, topics, consequences and influence of sociodemographic factors

Disinformation and health: fact-checking strategies of Spanish health public institutions through YouTube

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