2020
DOI: 10.22323/2.19070207
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COVID-19 in Brazil: an analysis about the consumption of information on social networks

Abstract: In this article, we analysed the 100 most engaging contents about COVID-19 on social networks in Brazil, in March 2020, when the disease officially arrived in the country. Within the infodemic context, we analysed the accuracy of the information and the reliability of the websites that guided the debate. Our results show that misinformation/disinformation accounted for 13.5% of the sample and that their average engagement was greater than the one for the information that could be verified in other sources and … Show more

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“…In a Spanish study [56], 37% of participants used social networks as their main communication source during the pandemic, compared to only 3.3% in this study. Brazil and the United States also have higher social networking engagement [60,[84][85][86], enabling easy and rapid information access. However, this carries a high risk of misinformation, due to the lack of verification from official sources.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a Spanish study [56], 37% of participants used social networks as their main communication source during the pandemic, compared to only 3.3% in this study. Brazil and the United States also have higher social networking engagement [60,[84][85][86], enabling easy and rapid information access. However, this carries a high risk of misinformation, due to the lack of verification from official sources.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Na segunda etapa, definimos cinco categorias de análise: a) engajamento; b) tema; c) acurácia; d) posicionamento; e) tipo de veículo. Essas categorias foram desenvolvidas e aperfeiçoadas em pesquisas anteriores sobre os debates públicos em ciência e saúde nas redes sociais (Massarani et al 2020a;2020b), a partir de contribuições teóricometodológicas de estudos nas áreas da comunicação e da divulgação da ciência. Essa proposta de metodologia objetiva atender aos propósitos desta investigação, observando contornos das discussões públicas em torno das vacinas.…”
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“…Discussões sobre a pandemia da COVID-19. Em [Massarani et al 2020] os autores analisaram os cem conteúdos de maior engajamento em redes sociais sobre COVID-19 no Brasil (março de 2020). Os resultados mostraram que a desinformação respondeu por 13,5% da amostra e que seu engajamento médio, estimado a partir de métricas como compartilhamentos, comentários e reações, foi maior do que o dos conteúdos que continham informações passíveis de serem checadas em outras fontes e baseadas em evidências científicas.…”
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