Abstract

NOGUEIRA DA SILVA, Adilton Cícero et al. The Infodemic in a Preventively Isolated Argentina. An Analysis of Fake News about the Covid-19 Pandemic Debunked by Confiar. Rev. mex. opinión pública [online]. 2022, n.33, pp.139-154.  Epub Oct 31, 2022. ISSN 2448-4911.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fcpys.24484911e.2022.33.79805.

The objective of this study was to analyze the dissemination of Fake News within the framework of the risk communication strategy implemented during the covid-19 pandemic by the government in Argentina. The methodology used was the qualitative analysis, content analysis with complement of quantitative data of the notes published throughout 2020 on the platform Confiar of the Secretaría de Medios y Comunicación Pública, developed by the Agencia Nacional de Noticias Télam. The results show a large incidence of contentions on treatments not recognized by science, followed by conspiracy theories; both are striking features of an Infodemic.

Keywords : Infodemic in Argentina; fake news; Confiar platform; risk communication; Covid-19 Pandemic.