Caracterizando Websites de Baixa Credibilidade no Brasil

• João M. M. Couto UFMG
• Julio C. S. Reis UFV
• Ítalo Cunha UFMG
• Leandro Araújo UFMG
• Fabrício Benevenuto UFMG

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbrc.2022.222361

Abstract

Misinformation is a growing problem across the globe particularly, in Brazil. The ease of information spreading promoted by the adoption of digital platforms severely intensified the extend of this problem. However, in mosts cases, these platforms are utilized purely as means of dissiminating content actually produced by external websites designed specifically for the creation and spread of fake news. Therefore, in this effort, we present a extensive characterzation of high and low credibility websites. Our results reveal interesting characteristics of low credibility websites that may also be useful to distinguish them from other websites, thus furthering our understanding of misinformation in Brazil.

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