Categories of fake news about COVID-19 disseminated in the first year of the pandemic in Brazil

Moreira, Maria Rosilene Cândido; Cândido, José Auricélio Bernardo; Alexandre, Severino Ferreira; Torres, Georgia; Santos, Cícero Marcelo Bezerra dos; Costa, Milena Silva

doi:10.15343/0104-7809.202145221232

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“…Outro estudo identificou e checou 938 fake news, no período de um ano durante a pandemia, salientando a importância dos meios de comunicação na divulgação de notícias verdadeiras e checagem das informações falsas. Compete aos profissionais de saúde se somar na oferta de orientações a população e, aos cientistas cabe manter a ética na produção e divulgação dos conhecimentos 15 .…”

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Conhecimentos E Práticas De Profissionais Da Saúde Sobre Fake News

Sczepanhak,

Zanettin,

Flesch

et al. 2023

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Introdução: Fake news é a propagação de notícias falsas disseminadas de forma intencional, que buscam induzir ao erro. Na saúde, suas repercussões são negativas devido a consequências que podem gerar no enfrentamento de condições de saúde dos indivíduos. Objetivos: Verificar o que os profissionais de saúde entendem por Fake news e aferir se profissionais de saúde identificam uma Fake news quando diante dela. Metodologia: Trata-se de pesquisa exploratória, quantitativa, cujos participantes foram profissionais de saúde de um município de médio porte no Oeste do Paraná, que responderam à instrumento de coleta de dados on-line. Os dados foram sistematizados e analisados pela estatística descritiva. Resultados: Participaram 169 profissionais que entendem Fake news como notícias falsas; se utilizam de programas jornalísticos de televisão para se informar; recebem, mais frequentemente, notícias falsas pelo whatsapp; verificam em sites confiáveis as informações; entendem que fake News trazem riscos à saúde; já atenderam pessoas acreditando em notícias falsas; sabem que criar e divulgar fake News é crime e sabem identificar notícias falsas. Conclusões: Diante da infodemia vivenciada, sugere-se a apropriação das mídias sociais para a divulgação científica comprometida com a saúde, a fim de que a sociedade possa acessar informações confiáveis baseadas em evidências científicas.

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Conhecimentos E Práticas De Profissionais Da Saúde Sobre Fake News

Sczepanhak,

Zanettin,

Flesch

et al. 2023

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“…The fake news spread covered from the mode of contagion to forms of prevention and treatment. With the development and administration of the vaccines, fake news incited people's distrust through messages about the origin, composition, and mechanisms of action of the immunizers (Cândido Moreira et al, 2021).…”

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Factors that interfere with belief in and adherence to non-pharmacological measures adopted to combat the pandemics - fac-tors against non-pharmacological measures for COVID-19

Gonçalves Junior,

Santiago,

De Amorim

et al. 2023

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Non-pharmacological measures are fundamental to combat the pandemics. However, the population’s adherence is necessary in this process and, therefore, knowing their position and impressions about the effectiveness of these measures is fundamental to formulate public policies. Thus, the objective of this study was to collect the opinion of Brazilians about the non-pharmacological measures adopted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. From March to May 2022, a cross-sectional study was carried out, of the opinion survey type, in which 703 people answered an online questionnaire containing 20 multiple-choice questions. Data were analyzed using BioEstat 5.3, Epi Info 7.2.5, and Open Epi 3.01 software. Being female, having low income, and being a public transport user were factors associated with the requirement of a vaccination card, while having a college degree, having higher income, and being a public transport user were associated with greater confidence in the non-pharmacological measures. On the other hand, not being vaccinated and having a low level of knowledge about the pandemic were factors associated with non-adherence. In the formulation of public policies aimed at controlling the pandemic, the responsible entities must emphasize the importance of non-pharmacological measures, expanding access to information in a safe, clear, and objective way for the Brazilian population.

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“…Cândido Moreira et al (2021) found that government and authority issues were the most shared content in Brazil, followed by issues related to the development and use of vaccines. The authors add that much of the content was intended to confuse the population.…”

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Infodemics in Mexico: A look at the Animal Político and Verificado fact-checking platforms

Sánchez

Pereyra-Zamora

2022

Health Education Journal

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Background: The COVID-19 crisis has been a fertile ground for misinformation due to several factors such as the uncertainty typical of crises, the hasty handling of information, the virality provided by social networks and the scarce resources that average citizens have to discern between what is true and what is false in the health information they consume. Objective: In this context, this article aims to characterise the COVID-19 hoaxes registered on the Mexican fact-checking platforms Animal Político and Verificado during 2020 and 2021. Method and design: The method used in this study was predominantly quantitative and took the form of content analysis. This method was applied to hoaxes registered on these two fact-checking sites. Results: The primary type of hoax encountered was one of deception, followed by decontextualisation, exaggeration and joking. Disinformation circulates mainly in social media, in various formats that make the false seem more credible. We found that public figures and the media contribute to the spread of health hoaxes. However, they do not contain hate speech as has been the case in other contexts informed by xenophobic and racist agenda. Conclusion: The disinformation on COVID-19 registered on the Mexican fact-checking platforms Animal Político and Verificado during 2020 and 2021 is characterised by a marked concern to question the role of vaccination in confronting and controlling the pandemic. In this way, denialist, conspiracy and anti-vaccine ideas have come to permeate public debate.

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Categories of fake news about COVID-19 disseminated in the first year of the pandemic in Brazil

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Conhecimentos E Práticas De Profissionais Da Saúde Sobre Fake News

Conhecimentos E Práticas De Profissionais Da Saúde Sobre Fake News

Factors that interfere with belief in and adherence to non-pharmacological measures adopted to combat the pandemics - fac-tors against non-pharmacological measures for COVID-19

Infodemics in Mexico: A look at the Animal Político and Verificado fact-checking platforms

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