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- Title
Tipología de los contenidos virales de desinformación durante los primeros meses de emergencia sanitaria por la COVID-19 en el Perú.
- Authors
Pichihua Vegas, S. P.
- Abstract
This study includes a content analysis of viral disinformation (N=80) since the first COVID-19 case confirmed and during the mandatory quarantine in Peru (March 6th, 2020 - June 30th, 2020), that were identified by fact-checkers and public entities. The study adapts a typology for information disorders: exaggeration, decontextualization, deception, false alerts and frauds, and highlights their main characteristics. The investigation reveals that WhatsApp was the principal platform used for disseminating hoaxes, in addition to multiple social networks. Misinformation stories are mainly photos or text, and the contents were related to the health crisis, the economic bonus for vulnerable families, pandemic restrictions, and health myths. In addition, the study shows a useful guide for professionals working on fact-checking.
- Subjects
PERU; FAKE news; COVID-19 pandemic; FACT checking; SOCIAL media; DIGITIZATION; MISINFORMATION; DISINFORMATION
- Publication
Revista de Comunicación, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 2, p197
- ISSN
1684-0933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26441/RC21.2-2022-A10