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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Autores: Hernández Rodríguez, Juan Camilo, Londoño Pardo, Óscar Iván
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Comunicación y Sociedad
Idioma:español
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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
Descripción
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.