How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba

This article intends to make a case study about the group on Whatsapp called "Imprensa PB 2018" (fictitious name), composed of journalists and communicators, and which spread misinformation during electoral campaign period in Brazil in 2018, mainly related to the positions of President of the Republ...

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Authors: Simões, Eunice Lins; Santos, Mabel Dias
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2024
Country:Brasil
Institution:UFT
Repository:Revista Observatório
Language:Portuguese
English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revista.uft.edu.br:article/10760
Online Access:https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/observatorio/article/view/10760
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Whatsapp
eleições
redes sociais
desinformação Jornalismo
desinformação
misinformation
elections
social network
Disinformation
Fact-checking
desinformation
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description This article intends to make a case study about the group on Whatsapp called "Imprensa PB 2018" (fictitious name), composed of journalists and communicators, and which spread misinformation during electoral campaign period in Brazil in 2018, mainly related to the positions of President of the Republic. The group had been created with the aim of disseminating links and news related to the political milieu in Paraíba, but it became a channel for the spread of fake news and disinformation, which had supporters of the right and extreme right wing in Brazil. Whatsapp is a messaging application used by more than 120 million Brazilians and has become a means of disseminating information and news, quickly and directly, but it is also throught it that misinformation has been circulating in Paraíba.  
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spelling How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba COMO UM GRUPO VIRTUAL PARA JORNALISTAS TRANSFORMOU-SE EM UM DIVULGADOR DE DESINFORMAÇÃO NA PARAÍBA Simões, Eunice Lins Santos, Mabel Dias Whatsapp eleições redes sociais desinformação Jornalismo desinformação misinformation elections social network Disinformation Fact-checking desinformation This article intends to make a case study about the group on Whatsapp called "Imprensa PB 2018" (fictitious name), composed of journalists and communicators, and which spread misinformation during electoral campaign period in Brazil in 2018, mainly related to the positions of President of the Republic. The group had been created with the aim of disseminating links and news related to the political milieu in Paraíba, but it became a channel for the spread of fake news and disinformation, which had supporters of the right and extreme right wing in Brazil. Whatsapp is a messaging application used by more than 120 million Brazilians and has become a means of disseminating information and news, quickly and directly, but it is also throught it that misinformation has been circulating in Paraíba.   O presente artigo pretende fazer um estudo de caso sobre o grupo no Whatsapp denominado "Imprensa PB 2018" (nome fictício), composto por jornalistas e comunicadores,  que difundiu desinformação durante o período da campanha eleitoral no Brasil em 2018, principalmente, relacionado os cargos de presidente da República. O grupo havia sido criado com o objetivo e divulgar links e notícias relacionadas o meio político da Paraíba, mas tornou-se um canal de propagação de fake news e desinformação, que tinha a frente partidários do campo da direita  da extrema direita brasileira. O Whatsapp é um aplicativo de mensagens usado por mais de 120 milhões brasileiros e transformou-se em um meio de divulgação de informações e notícias, de maneira rápida e direta, mas também é através dele que a desinformação tem circulado na Paraíba. Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/observatorio/article/view/10760 10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2024v10n1a6pt
spellingShingle How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba
Simões, Eunice Lins
Whatsapp
eleições
redes sociais
desinformação Jornalismo
desinformação
misinformation
elections
social network
Disinformation
Fact-checking
desinformation
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title How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba
title_full How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba
title_fullStr How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba
title_full_unstemmed How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba
title_short How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba
title_sort How a virtual group for journalists become a disinformation disseminator in Paraíba
topic Whatsapp
eleições
redes sociais
desinformação Jornalismo
desinformação
misinformation
elections
social network
Disinformation
Fact-checking
desinformation
topic_facet Whatsapp
eleições
redes sociais
desinformação Jornalismo
desinformação
misinformation
elections
social network
Disinformation
Fact-checking
desinformation
url https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/observatorio/article/view/10760