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As fake news e seus impactos na saúde da sociedade
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Introduction: The growing popularity of fake news since 2016 has been affecting various areas of the population's life, including health, promoting a scenario of vulnerability, confusion for the reader and information insecurity, which is why this article aims to describe the impacts of fake news about the health of society. Review: Integrative review of the literature found in the Lilacs, PubMed, Scielo, Latindex, journal portal Capes, Google Scholar and Brapci, between 2018 and 2020 published in portuguese and english, available in full. The selected publications were categorized by similarity in the objectives and themes of study in fake news and their relationship with the mechanism of digital social networks and applications, the impacts of fake news on society and, fake news and health. Discussion: Compromise of the reliability of information from health professionals, lack of attention to medical treatment and the effects of medicines, self-medication and promotion of the cure of certain diseases by non-standardized means are the main impacts of fake news on society, when considering the context health, resulting from the vulnerability of the public using digital social networks and applications. Final considerations: Combating and stopping fake news is still a challenge. The spread of the need to confirm the veracity of the news received, as well as the education of society on the procedures for its prevention is urgent in the absence of effective means to solve this problem, without detriment to the respect for the freedom of expression of society.
Keywords: fake news, social media, false news, health.
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