Unraveling the Truth: Investigating the Spread of Fake News on Facebook During the COVID-19 Crisis

Paola Palomino-Flores; Ricardo Cristi-López; David Paul

doi:10.1007/978-981-99-7210-4_21

Unraveling the Truth: Investigating the Spread of Fake News on Facebook During the COVID-19 Crisis

Paola Palomino-Flores
, Ricardo Cristi-López
, David Paul

Facultad de Comunicaciones

Universidad Andrés Bello
University of Pennsylvania

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global challenges in effectively communicating and preventing the spread of emergencies, amplified by the proliferation of fake news. Verification platforms played a crucial role in combating false information during the initial months of the outbreak. This study analyzes fake news prevalence in Peru during the COVID-19 crisis, using data from 114 viral news items on Facebook via the Chequeado verifier website, of which 70 were identified as fake. This study employs a mixed-methods approach, incorporating scientific, analytical-synthetic, and statistical methods, along with interviews and surveys, to uncover Facebook's significant role in the dissemination of misinformation and confusion by ant vaccine groups. The research highlights the urgent need for a collaborative strategy to counteract misinformation, utilizing real-time AI algorithms for detection and providing journalists with reliable data.

Idioma original	Inglés
Título de la publicación alojada	Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2023
Editores	Daniel Barredo Ibáñez, Laura M. Castro, Araceli Espinosa, Iván Puentes-Rivera, Paulo Carlos López-López
Editorial	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Páginas	223-233
Número de páginas	11
ISBN (versión impresa)	9789819977536
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7210-4_21
Estado	Publicada - 2024
Evento	International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2023 - Puebla, México Duración: 6 set. 2023 → 8 set. 2023

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Nombre	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volumen	375
ISSN (versión impresa)	2190-3018
ISSN (versión digital)	2190-3026

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Conferencia	International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2023
País/Territorio	México
Ciudad	Puebla
Período	6/09/23 → 8/09/23

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Palomino-Flores, P., Cristi-López, R., & Paul, D. (2024). Unraveling the Truth: Investigating the Spread of Fake News on Facebook During the COVID-19 Crisis. En D. B. Ibáñez, L. M. Castro, A. Espinosa, I. Puentes-Rivera, & P. C. López-López (Eds.), Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2023 (pp. 223-233). (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 375). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7210-4_21

Palomino-Flores, Paola ; Cristi-López, Ricardo ; Paul, David. / Unraveling the Truth : Investigating the Spread of Fake News on Facebook During the COVID-19 Crisis. Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2023. editor / Daniel Barredo Ibáñez ; Laura M. Castro ; Araceli Espinosa ; Iván Puentes-Rivera ; Paulo Carlos López-López. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. pp. 223-233 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies).

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Unraveling the Truth: Investigating the Spread of Fake News on Facebook During the COVID-19 Crisis. / Palomino-Flores, Paola; Cristi-López, Ricardo; Paul, David.
Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2023. ed. / Daniel Barredo Ibáñez; Laura M. Castro; Araceli Espinosa; Iván Puentes-Rivera; Paulo Carlos López-López. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. p. 223-233 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 375).

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Palomino-Flores P, Cristi-López R, Paul D. Unraveling the Truth: Investigating the Spread of Fake News on Facebook During the COVID-19 Crisis. En Ibáñez DB, Castro LM, Espinosa A, Puentes-Rivera I, López-López PC, editores, Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2023. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2024. p. 223-233. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies). doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-7210-4_21

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