Fake news y fact-checking en la cobertura mediática durante la crisis del covid-19 en España: el caso de Newtral y Maldito Bulo

• Conde-Vázquez, Erica ^[1] ; Fontenla-Pedreira, Julia ^[1] ; Pereira-López, María ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidade de Vigo

     Universidade de Vigo

     Vigo, España

     
  2. [2] Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

     Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

     Santiago de Compostela, España

     
• Localización: RISTI: Revista Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação, ISSN-e 1646-9895, Nº. Extra 35, 2020, págs. 559-571
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • This research work presents an analysis of the media coverage and the dissemination of fake news and hoaxes through the social network Twitter and the work of verification and denial by different fact-checking platforms, in this case, Newtral and "Maldito Bulo".

    The investigation will focus on hoaxes about the measures taken by the Government of Spain during the "State of Alarm", period caused by the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the investigation will be determined by the contribution of the media to the issemination of hoaxes, increasing sensationalism and ignoring the principle of public service information by which the media should be governed.