Fake news em nossos tempos: reflexões e ações de combate em espaços educativos

Abstract

The general objective of this research is to reflect on the developments of a cycle of lectures given at Naves do Knowledge on combating Fake News, in an attempt to make participating subjects more questioning and attentive to information. We unfold as specific objectives: (a) identify the contributions, paths and setbacks of the lectures in the approaches to Fake News and its implications in the media, (b) characterize the lectures as an important tool from the perspective of popular education. We emphasize that, as an educational product, the lecture entitled: “Combating Fake News” took place in partnership with the Municipal Department of Education of Rio de Janeiro (SME/RJ), given in three Knowledge Centers in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Qualitative research was used as a methodology and interviews were used as a data collection instrument, which intended to investigate knowledge subsequent to Fake News as an objective social fact. The results made it possible to qualify the effectiveness of the lectures, identifying gaps and problems faced by the speaker, who is also the author of this research