Fakes news” viruses in the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 is not only a contagious virus, it is also surrounded bay fake news which could lead individuals to experience anxiety, anguish, and even stress. Therefore, literature has been revised including of the most relevant points with the objective of describing aspects relating to the infodemic a...

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Autor: Naldo Balarezo-López, Gunther
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Fundación Instituto Hipólito Unanue
Repositorio:Diagnóstico
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistadiagnostico.fihu.org.pe:article/267
Acceso en línea:https://revistadiagnostico.fihu.org.pe/index.php/diagnostico/article/view/267
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COVID 19
Pandemia
Noticia
Virus
COVID-19
Pandemic
News
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Sumario:COVID-19 is not only a contagious virus, it is also surrounded bay fake news which could lead individuals to experience anxiety, anguish, and even stress. Therefore, literature has been revised including of the most relevant points with the objective of describing aspects relating to the infodemic and false conspiracy theories that have been circulating through the media and social networks. during the year 2020. It was found that the fake news was propagating quicker than the virus itself, primarily due to personal, collective, economic and political interests. Nonetheless, it is recommended that the best way to fight fake news is not to spread messages before having verified the information in official and authorized sources.