Fostering Artificial Intelligence to Face Misinformation: Discourses and Practices of Automated Fact-Checking in Brazil

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This article examines the advancement of automated fact-checking in Brazil and investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) products shape publishers’ discourses and practices. First, it maps the field to identify how it has evolved throughout the years. Next, it draws on 30 official statements published by journalists and their tech partners, and seven semi-structured interviews with representatives from five websites. This article shows an emerging automation landscape in the Brazilian fact-checking venture supported by the tech industry. Nonetheless, AI has challenged fact-checkers’ authority and increased the technologists’ influence over journalism.

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digital journalism fact-checking automation artificial intelligence tech industry الصحافةالرقمية،تدقيق الحقائق،التشغيل الأوتوماتي،الذكاء الاصطناعي،صناعة التكنولوجيا 数字新闻、事实核查、自动化、人工智能、科技产业 journalisme numérique vérification des faits automatisation intelligence artificielle industrie technologique цифровая журналистика фактчекинг автоматизация искусственный интеллект технологическая индустрия periodismo digital verificación de datos automatización inteligencia artificial industria tecnológica

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