Disinformation in the Brazilian pre-election context: probing the content, spread and implications of fake news about Lula da Silva

This research scrutinizes the content, spread, and implications of disinformation in Brazil’s 2018 pre-election period. It focuses specifically on the most widely shared fake news about Lula da Silva and links these with the preexisting polarization and political radicalization, ascertaining the rol...

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Main Author: Dourado, Tatiana (author)
Other Authors: Salgado, Susana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/49827
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/49827