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Using misinformation as a political weapon: COVID-19 and Bolsonaro in Brazil

Julie Ricard Juliano Medeiros

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With over 30,000 confirmed cases, Brazil is currently the country most affected by COVID-19 in Latin America, and ranked 12th worldwide (John Hopkins University & Medicine, 2020). Despite all evidence, a strong rhetoric undermining risks associated to COVID-19 has been endorsed at the highest levels of the Brazilian government, making President Jair Bolsonaro the leader of the “coronavirus-denial movement” (Friedman, 2020. To support this strategy, different forms of misinformation and disinformation1 have been leveraged to lead a dangerous crusade against scientific and evidence-based recommendations (Ireton & Posetti, 2018).

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Information technology Communication. Mass media

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Julie Ricard

Juliano Medeiros

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Ricard, J., Medeiros, J. (2020). Using misinformation as a political weapon: COVID-19 and Bolsonaro in Brazil. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-013

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Tahun Terbit: 2020
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.37016/mr-2020-013
Akses: Open Access ✓