When the audience misinforms: discursive mechanisms in comments
MECANISMOS DISCURSIVOS EM COMENTÁRIOS
Keywords:
Disinformation flow, climate change, social network, mechanisms of disinformationAbstract
Discusses disinformation as a relational phenomenon, involving the reception and interpretation of information on social networks. The research aims to analyze the presence and manifestation of disinformation mechanisms in user comments on posts from the “Tapajós de Fato” Instagram profile, considering the theoretical contributions of Brisola (2021). The study is characterized as basic research, with a qualitative approach and descriptive objectives. Data were collected from the Tapajós de Fato social media, focusing on content related to climate change that presented elements of disinformation. The results point to discursive practices associated with disinformation, evident in the audience’s interpretative processes. It concludes that, in this complex infocommunicational ecosystem, critical information literacy can make significant contributions, especially toward critical education for production, circulation, and reception of information.