Auditoria da informação no contexto das fake news: levantamento das notícias verificadas pelos sites aos fatos e lupa no período eleitoral presidencial de 2018

Abstract

The Internet has enabled access to a diverse set of information that are no longer limited to physical or temporal spaces. However, the information made available on telematic networks can circulate without monitoring, enabling the dissemination of fake news. This practice is directly linked to another phenomenon, post-truth. Despite the farfetched nomenclatures, they refer to actions carried out for years, what differs, however, is the impact they have caused today due to the breadth that the Internet and technology have provided to society. In this perspective, the disinformation process and the auditability of the information were studied so that we could identify the presence of fake news produced in the 2018 Brazilian presidential election period. Research classified as exploratory and descriptive. Exploratory, as it allowed theoretical deepening of the theme in question, already descriptive, as it presented the methodology of fact-checking and, consequently, further analysis. The research cut corresponded to two national agencies that work with the auditing of information: Agência Aos Fatos and Agência Lupa. The methodology of systematic observation of the electronic addresses of the mentioned agencies was used and the data were presented and analyzed considering the qualitative and quantitative approaches. It was noticed, after analyzing the collected data, the presence of a large amount of false information with political content, many of which were linked to personal beliefs and party preferences. Thus, it is concluded that the work of checking information is a relevant undertaking, considering the current world scenario. However, more than information professionals who check facts, users are needed more and more able to identify these false news and it is in this scenario that information competence gains more and more importance in society.