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Assessing the consistency of fact-checking in political debates

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Lelo, Thales
Número total de Autores: 1
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION; v. N/A, p. 14-pg., 2023-08-31.
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In the scholarly literature on journalism and political communication, there has been an expectation that fact-checkers would play an important role in ensuring democratic accountability, especially during pivotal political moments. This piece scrutinizes the level of agreement between five Brazilian fact-checking groups and the reasons for divergences in their verdicts during the presidential debates of the 2022 campaign. The emphasis is on claims checked by two or more organizations. Through a mixed-methods approach, it shows a widespread lack of consistency among fact-checkers, which is explained by their conflicting methods and interpretations of candidates' words. This study adds to the existing scholarship by challenging the dominant framework on fact-checking, putting into question its democracy-building role in critical circumstances, as well as the epistemology it relies on to assess the veracity of political discourse. Complementary, it introduces a valuable methodology for studying the rationale underlying fact-checking ratings. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 19/01330-0 - Comunicação e trabalho no universo brasileiro do fact-checking: um mapeamento dos projetos e dos profissionais que atuam no setor
Beneficiário:Thales Vilela Lelo
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado