COVID-19 vaccine disinformation on YouTubeanalysis of a viewing network

  1. Dafne Calvo 1
  2. Lorena Cano-Orón
  3. Germán Llorca-Abad
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

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Revista:
Comunicación y sociedad = Communication & Society

ISSN: 2386-7876

Año de publicación: 2022

Título del ejemplar: Special Issue: Social news diffusion: Platforms, publics, scenarios and dimensions of news sharing

Volumen: 35

Número: 2

Páginas: 223-238

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.15581/003.35.2.223-238 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Comunicación y sociedad = Communication & Society

Resumen

La COVID-19 ha generado un escenario de crisis social que ha demandado una amplia producción de información, también médica. En este escenario, han proliferado bulos y noticias falsas sobre cuestiones de salud que han alentado a la desobediencia sobre las medidas de confinamiento o la oposición a la vacunación contra la enfermedad. Paralelamente, las redes sociales, por su estructura y funcionamiento, han facilitado la producción y distribución de informaciones falsas. YouTube, además, ha sido identificada como una fuente de información médica que contiene también engaños sobre la COVID-19. Esta investigación se centra en el análisis de una red de visionado de vídeos en YouTube, con el objetivo de trazar la conexión entre diversos vídeos recomendados en la plataforma y observar los contenidos de los vídeos que forman parte de dicha red. Para ello, llevamos a cabo un análisis de contenido apoyado en software especializado para la extracción y análisis de los vídeos. Los resultados muestran una red limitada de vídeos sobre la COVID-19, fuertemente relacionados entre ellos. Destaca su estética amateur, así como la aparición frecuente de ciertos sujetos que, como líderes de opinión en un escenario de deslegitimación de las instituciones tradicionales, se convierten en catalizadores de bulos y noticias falsas que llaman a la desobediencia civil y, en ocasiones, muestran vínculos con la extrema derecha.

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