The contents, actors and interests behind fake news. An analysis of hoaxes verified in Spain and Colombia
This research analyzes the content of 416 fake news items identified during the first half of 2021 by Maldita.es and Newtral.es, from Spain, and Colombiacheck and La Silla Vacía, from Colombia. The results show that the majority of the authors of fake news are anonymous, and that this especially har...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA |
| Repositorio: | Comunicación y Sociedad |
| Idioma: | español inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx:article/8518 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/comsoc/article/view/e8518 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Misinformation Affected actors Promoter actors Interests Fake news Desinformación Actores afectados Actores promotores Intereses Noticias falsas |
| Sumario: | This research analyzes the content of 416 fake news items identified during the first half of 2021 by Maldita.es and Newtral.es, from Spain, and Colombiacheck and La Silla Vacía, from Colombia. The results show that the majority of the authors of fake news are anonymous, and that this especially harms the current governments and other public officials. The interests of the promoting actors are political-governmental, political-institutional and reputational. The study also asked about the topics, formats and distribution channels of fake news. |
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