Desinformação no contexto sociopolítico brasileiro: uma análise de possíveis implicações relacionadas às Fake News no governo Bolsonaro (2019-2020)

Abstract

The democratic potential of the internet has been a challenge to contemporary democracies, with the emergence of the phenomenon of disinformation, the mass dissemination of false information, with out-of-context and malicious bias, requires a reflection on the impact of this untrue information. This work aims to analyze possible interferences of disinformation (fake news) in the sociopolitical context of Brazil between the years 2019 and 2020. As a methodology, this research is presented as exploratory, having a quantitative and qualitative approach. In order to analyze possible interferences of disinformation (fake news) in the sociopolitical context of Brazil between the years 2019 and 2020, the research uses the survey technique on the UOL website “Lupa” with collections carried out in the first half of 2023. sample, 1604 fake news, it was found that the dissemination of fake news has become an increasingly worrying issue, with great impact on various sectors of society. The survey data showed that the most widespread fake news themes in 2019 and 2020 were mainly: politics (46.6%), health (40.6%) and international news (20.5%).