Verification of public discourse from civil society. The case of the Ecuador Verifica coalition
Abstract
Recognizing and avoiding the impact of fake news in electoral times is an area of concern for institutions, academia and citizens because it affects the quality of democracy. Under this premise, the Ecuador Verifica coalition was created to mitigate the impact of disinformation networks, contribute to the evaluation of the veracity of political discourse, and provide citizens with tools to discern between true and false information. The purposes of the work are to share the Ecuador Verifica coalition scheme and to evaluate its work. The methodology is qualitative through case studies and semi-structured interviews. The fight against disinformation is a collective effort, Ecuador Verifica approaches it from multiple perspectives and thanks to the confluence of actors from diverse backgrounds: media, civil society and academia, although the incorporation of the private and public sectors would help diversity.
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