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GALARZA MOLINA, Rocío Araceli. Fact-Checking in Mexico. Analysis of the Public’s Perception on Verificado 2018. Rev. mex. opinión pública [online]. 2020, n.29, pp.41-53.  Epub 21-Out-2020. ISSN 2448-4911.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fcpys.24484911e.2020.29.70352.

This paper studies the fact-checking initiative in Mexico, Verificado 2018, with the goal of assessing the public’s reaction to this project. A thematic analysis of the comments of readers published on the Verificado 2018 web page (N = 947) was conducted. Results indicate that the public identifies Verificado 2018 as a journalistic project, and contextualizes it in an environment of threats to democracy. Thus, a sector of the public expresses distrust in the initiative, while another celebrates its usefulness. In addition, in its interaction with Verificado 2018, the public became involved as co-creator, suggesting content to verify. This work emphasizes the role of audience interpretation in the credibility and usefulness of a fact-checking project, as well as in the search for solutions to the disinformation phenomenon.

Palavras-chave : Fact-checking; fake news; journalism; Mexican elections; Verificado 2018.