Divulgação científica e as plataformas digitais: uma análise sobre o enfrentamento da desinformação científica durante a pandemia de Covid-19

Abstract

Throughout the history of humanity, pandemics have occurred which, faced with uncertainty and the unknown, have triggered a series of emotions such as fear. In a challenging scenario for the State, the Covid-19 pandemic occurred in a context of misinformation and isolation of lies, an environment already institutionalized by then president Jair Messias Bolsonaro and his supporters. Faced with this, scientists needed to position themselves by controlling emotions and in defense of science, whose conception had insisted on neutrality for centuries, despite disputes. With the aim of describing the process of scientific disinformation resulting from the pandemic in Brazil, a survey was carried out on the main endemic diseases and their repercussions, in addition to a survey being carried out on the concept of Science and scientific disinformation. In parallel, two of the most popular scientific popularizers were interviewed during the race for the Covid-19 vaccine. The data found was tabulated and, together with the results of the bibliographical review, we hope that the analysis and discussion here will present contributions to the exercise of communication as a human right to freedom of expression, pluralism and diversity, offering scientific support for tackling to disinformation.