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Identifying the Problem

1. In community, discuss the news you share with your family, friends, or other students. Ask the following questions:

a) Have you seen or read news on a social network that turned out to be false?

b) Have you identified false information in political messages? What falsehoods?

c) Can you trust all the information you find online or on social networks? Why?

d) What implications can spreading false news have on health,society, or the economy?

e) How does the fact that authorities hide important information,avoid accountability, or alter information for electoral purposes affect democratic life?

f) Why is it important for everybody to have access to trustworthy information?

2. In communities, research information about which country in Latin America has the biggest problem with an infodemic and what the topic that generates the greatest infodemic is.

Finding the Cause

Article 6 of the Constitución Politica de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos establishes access to public information as a fundamental right of the Mexican people. As such, the State must generate the conditions to access this right. Just as important, information must be clear, true, and

diversified. However, instead of clarifying, excess information can confuse and weaken the right to information.

There is a phenomenon called infodemic, which consists of information overload or the availability of a huge amount of information. It makes it difficult for people to find trustworthy sources about a specific topic. Infodemic is not necessarily negative. For example, when students are asked at school to research democracy, they can access the internet and, within seconds, find endless information. Instead, the problem arises when information consumers need help distinguishing between trustworthy and untrustworthy information or, due to excess data, find it challenging to identify the most important aspects of the content.

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