0024/2022 - Fake News e hesitação vacinal no contexto da pandemia da Covid-19 no Brasil Fake News and vaccine hesitancy in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil
Este artigo apresenta a evolução das notícias falsas disseminadas a respeito das vacinas e do vírus Sars-CoV-2 e os impactos negativos desse fenômeno sobre a crise sanitária que o Brasil atravessa. Trata-se de um estudo empírico quantitativo, realizado a partir das notificações recebidas pelo aplicativo Eu Fiscalizo, por meio do qual foi identificado o predomínio das plataformas Instagram, Facebook, Twitter e WhatsApp como os principais meios de difusão e compartilhamento de boatos e desinformações sobre a Covid-19. Foi observada a circulação em escala de fake news sobre vacinas, diretamente relacionada à polarização política brasileira, que se tornou prevalente quatro meses depois de ser registrado o primeiro caso de Covid-19 no Brasil. Conclui-se que o fenômeno colaborou para desestimular a adesão de parcelas da população brasileira às campanhas de isolamento social e de vacinação.
This article presents the evolution of fake news disseminated about vaccines and the Sars-CoV-2 virus and this phenomenon\'s negative impacts on the health crisis that Brazil is going through. This is a quantitative empirical study, based on the notifications received by the Eu Fiscalizo app, through which the predominance of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp platforms was identified as the main means of disseminating and sharing rumors and misinformation about to Covid-19. Large-scale circulation of fake news about vaccines was observed, directly related to Brazilian political polarization, which became prevalent four months after the first case of Covid-19 was recorded in the country. It is concluded that the phenomenon collaborated to discourage the adhesion of portions of the Brazilian population to social isolation and vaccination campaigns.
Fake News and vaccine hesitancy in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil
Resumo (abstract):
This article presents the evolution of fake news disseminated about vaccines and the Sars-CoV-2 virus and this phenomenon\'s negative impacts on the health crisis that Brazil is going through. This is a quantitative empirical study, based on the notifications received by the Eu Fiscalizo app, through which the predominance of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp platforms was identified as the main means of disseminating and sharing rumors and misinformation about to Covid-19. Large-scale circulation of fake news about vaccines was observed, directly related to Brazilian political polarization, which became prevalent four months after the first case of Covid-19 was recorded in the country. It is concluded that the phenomenon collaborated to discourage the adhesion of portions of the Brazilian population to social isolation and vaccination campaigns.
Galhardi, C.P., Freire, N.P, Fagundes, M.C.M, Minayo,M.C.S., Cunha, I.C.K.O. Fake News e hesitação vacinal no contexto da pandemia da Covid-19 no Brasil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/fev). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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