El fact-checker en español alrededor del mundoPerfil, similitudes y diferencias entre verificadores hispanohablantes

  1. Herrero, Esperanza 1
  2. Herrera Damas, Susana 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03p3aeb86

  2. 2 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03ths8210

Journal:
Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI

ISSN: 1576-3420

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 54

Type: Article

DOI: 10.15198/SEECI.2021.54.E725 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Professional fact-checkers are becoming essential for the control of information and disinformation flows. However, their profile has been scarcely studied both internationally and particularly, in the Spanish-speaking context. Fact-checking is now a global journalism movement, after being consolidated in Anglo-Saxon countries, and has become a key for understanding current mediated informative and communicative processes that take place in democracies around the world. Spanish-speaking fact-checking is growing exponentially in recent years, with an increase of more than 500% in the number of active platforms since 2018. Studying the profile of Spanish-speaking fact-checkers is crucial to understand the phenomenon in a context of constant convergence such as the Hispanic American. A survey (n=52) was conducted among Spanish-speaking fact-checkers to analyze their perception of fact-checking’s link to journalism, the level of collaboration among platforms, as well as similitudes and differences between Spanish and Latin American professionals. After that, results are enriched through 13 in-depth interviews with fact-checking professionals and academic experts.

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