Fake news and storytelling: two sides of the same coin or two equal coins?

Fake news and storytelling have been approached as completely different constructs. The former is intentionally and demonstrably false or misleading information, whereas storytelling produces a narrative with veracity and authenticity that are not easily verifiable. However, both can deceive readers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Girão, Mel, Irigaray, Hélio Arthur Reis, Stocker, Fabricio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Cadernos EBAPE.BR
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/88777
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/88777
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fake news
Storytelling
Social media
Redes sociales
Redes sociais
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Sumario:Fake news and storytelling have been approached as completely different constructs. The former is intentionally and demonstrably false or misleading information, whereas storytelling produces a narrative with veracity and authenticity that are not easily verifiable. However, both can deceive readers and are inserted within a social and historical context that contributes to regulating discourse production, circulation, and reception. This essay advocates the idea that, in essence, fake news and storytelling narratives are two equal coins, similar in the processes of making and reproducing information and, mainly, in their goal of obtaining and maintaining economic, social, or political capital.