"There is no single solution to misinformation": IMFD researchers present study on pluralism in Chile

November, 2022. The study "Disinformation in Chile" was presented at the Chilean Computing Conference. "Disinformation in Chile", by IMFD researchers Sebastián Valenzuela, academic of the Communications Faculty of the Catholic University of Chile and Marcelo Mendozaacademic of the Department of Computer Science UC.

The study, supported by the Anid Fund for Pluralism, analyzes in an interdisciplinary way the phenomena of disinformation in social networks. disinformation in social networks, and how it has an effect on media effect on media pluralism and the media agenda.. The presentation was also attended by Fabián Padilla, IMFD student, director and general editor of @fastcheckcl and PhD student in Communication, Universidad Católica de Chile; Enrique Núñez Mussa, Researcher in Journalism, Michigan State University and Center for Latinx Digital Media, Northwestern University; and Andrea Riquelme, CAP researcher, Lic. in Political Science and Public Administration, Universidad de Talca.

For Fabian Padilla, the main objective of this study is to "characterize the information, content, distribution flows, quantitatively and qualitatively," he said at the beginning of the presentations of the study results. "There is no single solution to misinformation. It is necessary for the whole society to get involved from its various fields, which is why this type of academic study is very relevant."Valenzuela explained, implying the importance of this meeting.

The seminar, held at the Universidad San Sebastián, explained the difference between the concept of disinformation and Fake News. difference between the concept of disinformation and Fake News, which began to gain strength since the U.S. election campaigns in 2016 and took more importance in Chile after the social outburst of 2019 and the increased use of social networks to disseminate information.

For more information about the study, visit: https://desinformacion.cl/.