Abstract
Introduction: The pandemic of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the Brazilian scenario has created many uncertainties and fears in the population. However, another opponent of public health has emerged on the topic: the dissemination of fake news, that made difficult coping with the disease. Objective: to evaluate the published fakes news about the coronavirus in the Ministry of Health’s program named “Health without fake news” and to outline a profile of these news. Method: The descriptive research evaluated the “Health without fake news” database. The search for data occurred between January and April, and the news were segmented into four categories: Health products, Notifications of cases, Therapeutics and Information about COVID-19. In addition, the frequency of occurrence of each group in the analyzed period was traced, evaluating the subscription types of media circulations. Results: 79 fake news were found, of which the largest class of news was Therapeutics, with 34 occurrences. The content of this class was mostly about the use of hot drinks for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Regarding the frequency of news appearance, the groups that have been increasing the number of occurrences are Therapeutics and Health products. With regard to news subscriptions, senders are variable, but there is an emphasis on the high number of news signed by health professionals. Conclusions: The news about COVID-19 should be critically evaluated and attention should be paid mainly to news about therapies and/or information signed by health professionals.
Highlights
The pandemic of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the Brazilian scenario has created many uncertainties and fears in the population
O conteúdo dessa fake news reporta que enfermeiras de algumas Unidades de Pronto Atendimento (UPA) alegam que pacientes com sintomatologias diferentes da causada pelo SARS-CoV-2 precisam ser cadastrados como se tivessem os sintomas característicos da doença[22]
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Summary
Introdução: A pandemia do novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2) no cenário brasileiro instaurou muitas incertezas e medos na população. Objetivo: Avaliar as fake news sobre o coronavírus divulgadas no programa “Saúde sem fake news” do Ministério da Saúde e traçar um perfil destas notícias. A busca de dados ocorreu entre os meses de janeiro e abril, e as notícias foram segmentadas em quatro grupos: “Produtos para saúde”, “Notificações de casos”, “Terapêutica” e “Informações sobre a COVID-19”. Resultados: Foram encontradas 79 fake news, sendo que destas o maior grupo de notícias estava na segmentação “Terapêutica”, que totalizou 34 ocorrências. Sobre a frequência de aparecimento das notícias, os grupos que estão aumentando em ocorrência são: “Terapêutica” e “Produtos para saúde”. Com relação à assinatura das notícias, os remetentes são variáveis, porém ocorre um destaque para o elevado número de notícias assinadas por profissionais da saúde (16). Conclusões: As notícias sobre a COVID-19 devem ser avaliadas de forma crítica e deve-se atentar principalmente a notícias sobre terapêuticas e/ou veiculações assinadas por profissionais da área da saúde
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