An anatomy of the electoral hoax: political disinformation in Spain’s 2019 general election campaign

This paper analyses the content of the electoral hoaxes identified by factcheckers Maldita and Newtral, using as a case study the campaign for the April 28th 2019 Spanish general election. To study the context in which electoral disinformation operates, a bot was created on Twitter (@unfaking_es) th...

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Main Authors: Francisco Paniagua Rojano, Francisco Seoane Pérez, Raúl Magallón-Rosa
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) 2020-04-01
Series:Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals
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Online Access:https://www.raco.cat/index.php/RevistaCIDOB/article/view/368369/462264