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. 2021 Jul;26(7):2863-2872.
doi: 10.1590/1413-81232021267.05892021. Epub 2021 Apr 14.

The science between the infodemic and other post-truth narratives: challenges during the pandemic

[Article in Portuguese, English]
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The science between the infodemic and other post-truth narratives: challenges during the pandemic

[Article in Portuguese, English]
Rubia Carla Formighieri Giordani et al. Cien Saude Colet. 2021 Jul.
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Abstract

This essay proposes a reflection on the social phenomenon that involves communication and construction of facts and narratives around science and the pandemic. We divide the text into four parts. It begins with a rapid overview on the disinformation over health in the context of the global digital integration: in the sequence, we argue about how this phenomenon is characteristic of the post-factual era in which we live, and then critically situate the denial of science in the pandemic context. Finally, the text discusses some propositions on the legal and institutional field commenting on recent advances in the United States and Europe. Our intention is to contribute to an initial reflection that can reposition science in health governance.

Propõe-se neste ensaio uma reflexão acerca do fenômeno social que envolve comunicação e construção de fatos e de narrativas em torno da ciência e da pandemia. O texto está dividido em quatro momentos. Parte-se de um rápido panorama sobre a desinformação em saúde em um contexto de integração digital global; na sequên cia argumenta-se sobre como este fenômeno é característico da era pós-factual em que vivemos, situando-se criticamente a negação da ciência no contexto pandêmico. Por fim, são trazidas proposições no campo jurídico e institucional comentando avanços recentes nos Estados Unidos e na Europa. Pretende-se contribuir para uma reflexão inicial que possa reposicionar o papel da ciência na governança em saúde.

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