The Impact of Fake News on Democracy and the Role of the Democratic Charter

Authors

  • Marina Sanches Wünsch Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1355-0496
  • Natasha Alves Ferreira Faculdade Meridional – IMED

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/RFADIR-v49n2a2021-61276

Keywords:

Fakes News, Globalization, Democracy, Democratic Charter, OAS

Abstract

The development of technology and the internet has sparked a technological revolution, shortening distances, increasing communication and disseminating knowledge. Nor can we deny the facilities that these advances have brought to a globalized world, such as the possibility of instant communications, among other advantages. This article aims to analyze how Fakes News can be/are a new instrument of democratic rupture in Latin America. To this end, it is hypothesized that Fakes News is a new form of threat to democracy, to the extent that they promote disinformation among the population, influencing the full exercise of political rights and the holding of free and fair elections. It also discusses the possibility of applying the OAS Democratic Charter as an instrument of response to new forms of democratic erosion. The research methodology is based on the hypothetico-deductive method.

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Author Biographies

Marina Sanches Wünsch, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)

Doutora em Estudos Estratégicos Internacionais na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, bolsista CAPES, com período sanduíche junto ao Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht. Mestre em Direito pelo Programa de PósGraduação em Direito da Unisinos, com bolsa CAPES. Formada em Direito pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS. Professora da Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA).

Natasha Alves Ferreira, Faculdade Meridional – IMED

Mestra em Direito pela Faculdade Meridional – IMED com período sanduíche na Queen's University of Belfast. Especialista em Direito Público pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS. Formada em Direito pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS. Advogada. Professora e membro do Núcleo Docente Estruturante do curso de Direito nas Faculdades Integradas São Judas Tadeu.

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Published

2022-05-17

How to Cite

Sanches Wünsch, M., & Alves Ferreira, N. (2022). The Impact of Fake News on Democracy and the Role of the Democratic Charter. Journal of the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Uberlândia, 49(2), 472–497. https://doi.org/10.14393/RFADIR-v49n2a2021-61276

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2021): Revista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

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Articles

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