Fact-checking: um panorama sobre a importância da checagem na era da desinformação

Abstract

With the development of post-truth on the global stage, contemporary society has experienced a number of transformations, whether in the social, economic, cultural or, especially, communication fields. In this piece of work we sought to investigate, through a literature review, how the arrival of the internet in Brazil has impacted journalism, the way stories are told and the rise of new communication models and segments. We studied how misinformation and the growth of fake news became established in this environment, what aspects and measures favored these issues, how social networks became a source of information and, above all, how journalism became discredited. We also analyzed the importance of the emergence of fact-checking as an alternative to combat mass disinformation, and the work of various agencies dedicated to fact checking , especially Agência Lupa. To achieve this, a case study was made, taking as a reference the organization's work in the fact-checking process during the 2022 electoral race. The theoretical framework includes various studies, analyses and research on post-truth, misinformation in Brazil and the arrival of the fact-checking movement in the country. This research sought, above all, to study the impact of misinformation on democracy and the relevance of fact-checking as a response to the scenario of misinformation in the country.