Implications of disinformation and infodemic in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic

• Main Author: Cristo, Hélio Souza de
• Publication Date: 2021
• Other Authors: Santos, Teófanes de Assis, Horita, Flávio Eduardo Aoki, Saba, Hugo
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Research, Society and Development
• Download full: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/12998
• topic: Fake news; Infodemic; Coronavirus; Covid-19; Public health.; Noticias falsas; Infodemia; Coronavirus; Covid-19; Salud pública.; Fake news; Infodemia; Coronavírus; Covid-19; Saúde pública.

The dissemination of false news represents a risk to the health of communities due to its potential implications in the socioeconomic, political and cultural spheres. This study aims to reflect on the implications of false news for the health of populations. It is a work of qualitative and exploratory approach to bibliographic review, which analyzes fake news broadcast on social media between March and May 2020. Thus, the question is: what are the possible implications of fake news for the health of populations? What socio-political and economic effects are there in the spread of fake news in the field of Public Health? Were there intentions on the part of public authorities to spread fake news? The results suggest that the debates about fake news and health in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic are a current paradigm. The results also point out that the lack of access to the diversity of sources of reliable information contributes to the increase in health vulnerability.