Examining the Widespread Dissemination of Fake News on Facebook: Political Instability and Health Panic – Journal of Internet Services and Information Security

Volume 13 - Issue 3

Examining the Widespread Dissemination of Fake News on Facebook: Political Instability and Health Panic

Eliana Maritza Barturen Mondragón Professor, Universidad Señor de Sipán
barturenm@crece.uss.edu.pe 0000-0002-0458-1637
María del Pilar Quezada Castro Professor, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú
c20853@utp.edu.pe 0000-0002-1012-570X
María del Pilar Castro Arellano Professor, Universidad Alas Peruanas
maripili_1728_19@hotmail.com 0000-0002-6661-9928
Carlos Ignacio Gallo Aguila Professor, Universidad César Vallejo
cgalloa@gmail.com 0000-0003-1382-0545
Guillermo Alexander Quezada Castro Professor, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú
c21331@utp.edu.pe 0000-0002-4868-1664

DOI: 10.58346/JISIS.2023.I3.001

Keywords: Anonymity, Credibility, Facebook, Information, Politics.

Abstract

The spread of fake news on Facebook is a reality. This behavior is aimed at affecting reputation and generating distrust towards a certain person or on a specific topic. A bibliometric study of the scientific production in Scopus on Fake News on Facebook in the period 2013-2023 was carried out. The results showed that fake news is promoted in political issues to generate instability and in health issues to generate confusion and panic in the population. It was concluded that citizens must develop critical thinking to question the validity of news sources. Similarly, anonymity and misinformation are a natural part of society.

Date

August 2023

Page Number

01-15