Fake news is issued with the deliberate intention of deceiving, misleading, manipulating personal decisions, discrediting or exalting an institution, entity or person or obtaining economic gain or political revenue.
They exist for thousands of years, but technology and social networks make them grow in quality and quantity.
Uruguay is headed for an electoral process that culminates in May with the election of municipal mayors. So how do false news affect? Are they professionalized? How do journalists handle them?
We propose to explain how the Montevideo Portal editorial team handles this issue, which also integrates the new verified project.