Impact of Operation Balmis on the Facebook accounts of the military units involved
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has led the largest deployment of the Spanish Armed Forces on its own soil since 1977. The Government of Spain decreed a state of alarm on March 14, 2020 and launched a military support and containment mission where the Social media accounts of the units involved have been reporting its evolution. The objective of this study is to know the impact of the publications uploaded by each organization each day of this state of alarm on their Facebook accounts. The number of publications, likes and comments made during the state of alarm, both positive and negative, has been quantitatively and qualitatively measured, observing that all agencies have given a very broad coverage of their work, that there have been more "hoarding" accounts than others and that the audience have appreciated and recognized their efforts for the most part.
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