The misinformation network and health at risk: an analysis of fake news included in 'The 10 reasons why you shouldn’t vaccinate your child'

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v%25vi%25i.1975

Keywords:

Health, Vaccination, Communication, Social networks, Fake News.

Abstract

This article aims to counter the set of arguments which supported the fake news included in 'The 10 reasons why you should not vaccinate your child', published on the Facebook page Thinkers against the system, with scientifi research published by literature on vaccination and immunization. It is also intended to present data that point out the decrease in vaccination indicators in Brazil and in the world, establishing a possible association between this reduction and the advance of false news that has been disseminated in the virtual environment. It was observed throughout the research that the new communication environment based on social media provided the expansion of false information about vaccination, supported by data that seem to be structured in scientifi arguments, but do not result from neither clinical trials nor the use of safe methods.

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Carla Montuori Fernandes, Universidade Paulista. São Paulo, SP

Doutorado em Ciências Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Christina Montuori, Universidade Paulista. São Paulo, SP

Mestrado em Comunicação pela Universidade Paulista.

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2020-06-26

How to Cite

Fernandes, C. M., & Montuori, C. (2020). The misinformation network and health at risk: an analysis of fake news included in ’The 10 reasons why you shouldn’t vaccinate your child’. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v%vi%i.1975

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Dossiê Comunicação e Meio Ambiente

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Original articles

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