Brazilian policy and actions to fight against fake news: A discussion focused on critical literacy

Abstract

Fake news has influenced politics, economy, and society in Brazil. Because of that, some people have developed actions to fight against fake news and disseminate its consequences to people. In order to fight against fake news, individuals need critical literacy to verify the trustfulness of information sources. This chapter has three purposes: It intends to discuss the state of the art of scientific studies of fake news in Brazil. It aims to do documentary research to describe the policies and actions that were created to inform the population about the consequences of fake news. And it aims to show critical literacy concepts and the application of Brazilian standards and indicators of information and media literacy. The methodology is based on documentary research and a systematic literature review. The results demonstrate the journalistic, scientific, and political actions to fight against fake news.