Abstract
In countries experiencing humanitarian crises, reliable and accurate information is often scarce, to such an extent that it is politically, ideologically, and even opportunistically biased. is scarce, to such an extent that it receives a political, ideological, and even opportunistic bias about the events that have occurred (Torres-Toukoumidis, DeSantis and Vintimilla-León, 2022). In this context, disinformation, propaganda, polarization, false news and rumors can spread rapidly, having serious consequences in the media spectrum on the affected population.
Translated title of the contribution | Fact-checking in Countries with Humanitarian Crises |
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Original language | Spanish (Ecuador) |
Title of host publication | Comunicación en las crisis humanitarias. Retos y propuestas |
Publisher | Mc Graw Hill |
Pages | 75-83 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-607-15-2113-2 |
State | Published - 10 Jul 2023 |
CACES Knowledge Areas
- 123A Journalism and Communication