Video reportaje sobre las fake news producidas durante la pandemia del COVID19. Estudio de caso: facebook

Abstract

Fake News that spread on Facebook have become a major social problem that carry numerous consequences which can lead to misled decision making when facing problems. A very clear example is Ecuador, where fake news and the impact of their dissemination during the Covid19 pandemic caused chaos in information: people had wrong theories about the virus as well as treatments for a possible cure, which led to a lack of control of the health situation. The reason for the problem stems from the misinformation caused by Fake News, which leads people to create ideas that are far removed from reality. In Facebook’s case users are free to share various types of content, however, in recent years the company has made it a priority to fight the proliferation of fake news by implementing Fact-Checkers that control the veracity of posted content and remove it in case it is proven to be false.