Fact-Checking in Mexico. Analysis of the Public’s Perception on Verificado 2018
This paper studies the fact-checking initiative in Mexico, Verificado 2018, with the goal of assessing the public’s reaction to this project. A thematic analysis of the comments of readers published on the Verificado 2018 web page (N = 947) was conducted. Results indicate that the public identifies...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/70352 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/70352 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Fact-checking fake news journalism Mexican elections Verificado 2018 Elecciones fact-checking noticias falsas periodismo |
| Sumario: | This paper studies the fact-checking initiative in Mexico, Verificado 2018, with the goal of assessing the public’s reaction to this project. A thematic analysis of the comments of readers published on the Verificado 2018 web page (N = 947) was conducted. Results indicate that the public identifies Verificado 2018 as a journalistic project, and contextualizes it in an environment of threats to democracy. Thus, a sector of the public expresses distrust in the initiative, while another celebrates its usefulness. In addition, in its interaction with Verificado 2018, the public became involved as co-creator, suggesting content to verify. This work emphasizes the role of audience interpretation in the credibility and usefulness of a fact-checking project, as well as in the search for solutions to the disinformation phenomenon. |
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