Combatiendo la desinformación: una revisión crítica de la literatura

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Carlos Munoz-Serna
Alejandro Murillo-Lara

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La proliferación de desinformación se presenta como una amenaza para los procesos democráticos, la salud pública, la estabilidad de las instituciones de la sociedad civil, y la seguridad de la población. La percepción de que esta amenaza es cada vez mayor ha hecho que una multitud de organizaciones de la sociedad civil, gobiernos, redes sociales e investigadores de las más diversas áreas hayan puesto su atención en el diseño e implementación de estrategias que permitan limitar los efectos nocivos de la desinformación. A partir de un análisis crítico de la literatura científica existente, este artículo identifica las estrategias propuestas para hacer frente a lo que algunos han llamado como el fenómeno del desorden informativo, y hace una evaluación de los obstáculos más importantes que ellas enfrentan.

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Munoz-Serna, C., & Murillo-Lara, A. (2026). Combatiendo la desinformación: una revisión crítica de la literatura. Revista Austral De Ciencias Sociales, (50), 15–37. https://doi.org/10.4206/rev.austral.cienc.soc.2026.n50-02
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