Estrategias locales de verificación y fact-checking en Brasil: la Red Nacional de Combate a la Desinformación, COAR Noticias, Colectivo Bereia, Verifica RS y Agência Tatu

Antonia Isabel Nogales-Bocio; Julieti Sussi De Oliveira; Carmen Marta-Lazo

doi:10.31921/doxacom.n41a2906

Authors

Antonia Isabel Nogales-Bocio University of Zaragoza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0050-6979
Julieti Sussi De Oliveira University of Barcelona
Carmen Marta-Lazo University of Zaragoza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0004-1094

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n41a2906

Keywords:

Misinformation, disinformation, fact-checking, verification, fake news, local enviroment

Abstract

Disinformation is a growing phenomenon that is increasingly present in contemporary societies. In recent years, fact-checking initiatives have become one of the central strategies in the fight against false information that is increasingly shared and viralized. Although most of these initiatives have their origin in the journalistic profession, becoming just another professional specialization, strategies and policies to combat disinformation in local contexts by academic bodies or non-profit organizations are on the rise. However, research in this area is still scarce and shallow. In this article, we examine the role of the National Network to Combat Disinformation (RNCD), created in Brazil in 2019, as well as four of its most prominent initiatives: COAR Noticias, Colectivo Bereia, Verifica RS and Agência Tatu. Through a qualitative approach, a case study design is adopted, complemented with semi-structured interviews, to analyze the implementation and verification strategies of these initiatives to combat misinformation and the specificities they face in the local environment.

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Author Biographies

Antonia Isabel Nogales-Bocio, University of Zaragoza

Associate Professor at the Predepartamental Unit of Journalism, Audiovisual Communication, and Advertising, University of Zaragoza.PhD and Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Seville. Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Modern Culture from the University of Seville. Director of Radio Unizar. Member of the research groups GICID (Digital Communication and Information Research Group) at the University of Zaragoza and SMEMIU, affiliated with UNED (Spanish Distance Learning University). Accredited as a University Senior Lecturer by ANECA (Spanish National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation). Holds 1 six-year research period (sexenio) recognized by CNEAI (National Commission for the Assessment of Research Activity). According to Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=-KueKSgAAAAJ&hl=es), her work has received 523 citations on the platform, with an h-index of 10 and an i10-index of 11.
Julieti Sussi De Oliveira, University of Barcelona

PhD in Communication from the University of Seville, with an International Mention from the University of Algarve (Portugal) and cum laude distinction (unanimous decision). Lecturer. University of Barcelona. Author of over 40 publications in her research areas: communication and culture, political communication, and communication and power. Member of the international scientific committee and organizing committee of the International Congress on Communication and Thought (CICYP). Visiting professor at at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil and the University of Algarve in Portugal.
Carmen Marta-Lazo, University of Zaragoza

Full Professor of Journalism at the University of Zaragoza. Principal Investigator of the Digital Communication and Information Research Group (GICID). Director of the Pre-Departmental Unit of Journalism, Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the University of Zaragoza and of the digital platform Entremedios. Co-editor of the Mediterranean Journal of Communication (Revista Mediterránea de Comunicación). Author of more than two hundred publications, including books, book chapters, and articles related to her research areas: media literacy, digital competencies, and social media uses and interactions. An h-index of 34 on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=vxisuH0AAAAJ&hl=es. 207 publications registered on ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0004-1094. 1,638 citations on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carmen-Lazo-2. According to Dialnet, she is the most cited female author in the field of Journalism: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/autor?codigo=2308979.

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