Los fact-checkers iberoamericanos frente a la COVID-19. Análisis de actividad en Facebook

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https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS16120221823

Keywords:

COVID-19, Coronavirus, Infodemics, Disinformation, Fact-checking, Digital Journalism

Abstract

Introducción: La epidemia de COVID-19 puso sobre la mesa la infodemia como un factor agravante de la emergencia sanitaria, situación que realzó el papel del periodismo de verificación de datos en situaciones de crisis. Este artículo analiza la actividad en Facebook de la agrupación internacional de fact-checking LatamChequea Coronavirus durante los dos primeros meses tras la declaración de pandemia por COVID-19 realizada por la OMS (11 de marzo 2020 – 11 de mayo 2020). Metodología: Se analizaron los contenidos, metadatos y reacciones generadas en un total de 5736 posts publicados por 31 fact-checkers distintos. Resultados: Entre las publicaciones más compartidas, las relacionadas con la COVID-19 generaron más reacciones y comentarios que las referidas a otras temáticas; el volumen de compartidos es elevado en relación con otras interacciones generalmente más frecuentes y las publicaciones que incluyen enlaces lograron más interacciones de todo tipo que las basadas en vídeos o imágenes. Se observan correlaciones positivas entre el número de likes y el número de veces que un post ha sido compartido, y entre la reacción de enfado y el número de comentarios. Discusión y conclusiones: La relevancia de los compartidos en el conjunto de interacciones indicaría un interés elevado de los usuarios por compartir los desmentidos sobre noticias falsas, algo que se distancia de investigaciones previas referenciadas. Los resultados apuntan también a la influencia de la reacción emocional expresada en la interacción con el contenido en forma de compartido o comentario.

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Published

2022-03-28

How to Cite

Dafonte-Gómez, A., Míguez-González, M.-I., & Martínez-Rolán, X. (2022). Los fact-checkers iberoamericanos frente a la COVID-19. Análisis de actividad en Facebook. Observatorio (OBS*), 16(1). https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS16120221823

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022)

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