Beyond challenges and viral dance moves

This paper analyses the narrative of disinformation disseminated through the social network TikTok, a network which is popular at a global level and whose users are mainly young or very young. To do so, a study was carried out on the content of publications on TikTok in four countries with different...

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Autores: Alonso-López, Nadia|||0000-0002-5220-2232, Sidorenko-Bautista, Pavel, Giacomelli, Fábio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:244240
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/244240
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/analisi.3411
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Disinformation
Tiktok
Fake news
Fact-checking
Desinformació
Notícies falses
Mecanismes de verificació
Desinformación
Noticias falsas
Mecanismos de verificación
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Sumario:This paper analyses the narrative of disinformation disseminated through the social network TikTok, a network which is popular at a global level and whose users are mainly young or very young. To do so, a study was carried out on the content of publications on TikTok in four countries with different idiosyncrasies and national realities: Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and the United States. Interviews were also conducted with fact-checking agencies on the potential for misinformation and fact-checking potential on this social network. The results suggest that due to its characteristics as a fresh, visual network with easily shareable and viral content, TikTok is a network that facilitates the spread of disinformation, but which in turn is a tool for debunking hoaxes beyond the range of action of conventional media.