INVESTIGADORES
MILILLO MarÍa AyelÉn
artículos
Título:
Fake news and vaccination: How the Science Anti-Fake News team in Argentina is fighting the infodemic
Autor/es:
M. AYELÉN MILILLO; M. SOLEDAD GORI; M. VICTORIA ENNIS; PABLO M. MÉNDEZ
Revista:
Medical Writing
Editorial:
European Medical Writers Association
Referencias:
Lugar: Hertforshire; Año: 2022 vol. 31 p. 48 - 53
ISSN:
2047-4806
Resumen:
At the outset of the pandemic, it became clearthat misinformation (?fake news?) onCOVID-19 was spreading rapidly. In thisarticle, we discuss our efforts to combatmisinformation by joining with researchersfrom various disciplines in Argentina toform the Science Anti-Fake News team.We highlight three examples of fact checks onvaccine misinformation that we conductedfrom October 2020 to July 2021 and provideevidence of their reach in our social mediaaudiences. The article further discusses themanner in which misinformation spreads andthe importance of ?democratising? theavailability of scientific knowledge in thecontext of the uncertainty provoked by theCOVID-19 pandemic.
