Camila Mont'Alverne

Amplifying Division: Electoral Misinformation and Political Intolerance in Brazil - Patrícia Rossini, Antonis Kalogeropoulos, Camila Mont’Alverne, 2026 This study examines the relationship between misinformation and political intolerance during the 2022 Brazilian Election. Using a three-wave survey, we show tha...

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A forma pela qual as pessoas se informam também é importante. Há um caminho indireto no qual se informar por apps de mensagem está associado a níveis mais altos de crença em desinformação, o que, por sua vez, leva a níveis mais altos de intolerância. Não achamos efeitos de usar mídias sociais.

Eu normalmente não me assusto facilmente, mas nesse caso temos motivos de preocupação: nós encontramos uma associação entre crença em desinformação e maior intolerância com os adversários.

Ao longo de três ondas de um survey nacional, acompanhamos como as crenças dos brasileiros em alegações falsas sobre fraude eleitoral evoluíram — e como essas crenças afetaram a disposição de estender direitos civis a opositores políticos.

Este estudo examina a relação entre desinformação e intolerância política durante a Eleição de 2022 no Brasil. Usando uma pesquisa em três ondas, mostramos que cidadãos que acreditam em alegações falsas sobre fraude eleitoral se tornam mais intolerantes com oponentes políticos ao longo do tempo. A crença em desinformação eleitoral consistentemente previu aumentos na intolerância no decorrer da eleição. Encontramos um efeito indireto do uso de aplicativos de mensagens para notícias e intolerância, mediado pela crença em desinformação eleitoral, sugerindo que cidadãos que dependem de aplicativos de mensagens para notícias são mais suscetíveis a acreditar em desinformação e também aos seus efeitos prejudiciais à democracia. Essas descobertas destacam a desinformação eleitoral como um fator-chave de atitudes intolerantes em democracias polarizadas, operando não apenas ao corroer a confiança nas instituições, mas também ao minar o compromisso dos cidadãos com as normas democráticas.

🚨Alerta de publicação! @patyrossini.bsky.social liderou um novo artigo comigo e @antoniskalog.bsky.social investigando os efeitos da desinformação eleitoral sobre a intolerância política nas eleições brasileiras de 2022.

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A consequence of being a Brazilian researcher is that I don't often get scared with things, but these results show reasons to be concerned about the effects of misinformation beyond people's confusion about facts. They can impact cornerstones of democracy, leading to more pervasive problems.

Messaging apps also seem important in the story: we find an indirect pathway in which getting news on messaging apps is associated with higher belief in electoral misinformation, which in turn leads to higher levels of intolerance. We found no effects of using social media for news.

Across a three-wave national survey, we tracked how Brazilians’ beliefs in false claims about electoral fraud evolved and how these beliefs affected their willingness to extend civil rights to political opponents. We find an association between belief in electoral misinformation and intolerance.

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between misinformation and political intolerance during the 2022 Brazilian Election. Using a three-wave survey, we show that citizens who believe false claims about electoral fraud become more intolerant toward political opponents over time. Beliefs in electoral misinformation consistently predicted increases in intolerance over the course of the election. We find an indirect effect for using messaging apps for news and intolerance, mediated by beliefs in electoral misinformation, suggesting that citizens who rely on messaging apps for news are not only more susceptible to believing misinformation but also to its detrimental effects on democracy. These findings highlight electoral misinformation as a key driver of intolerant attitudes in polarized democracies, operating not only by eroding trust in institutions but also by undermining citizens’ commitment to democratic norms.

🚨New publication alert! @patyrossini.bsky.social led a new article with @antoniskalog.bsky.social and me investigating the effects of electoral misinformation on political intolerance in the 2022 Brazilian elections.

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É impossível escolher a parte mais desastrosa desse vídeo, mas imagina o nível de descolamento da realidade pra comparar reajuste de salário mínimo com reajuste de malandragem pra juiz ganhar mais. Tem horas q o judiciário br não ajuda a se justificar como instituição necessária

Todos os detalhes são arte

Fora que ela pisou demais, né. O cara com um tetraplex na mente pq quis se fazer de gostoso depois de ser fdp e a mulher pensou “mereço isso não”

Personally the panel I was most looking forward to, gimme behind the scenes Traitors info now please

We're starting the day with a masterclass by Paul Brown, from BBC Verify, called "Filter the Fakes". The class is designed to help young people build their news literacy and strengthen their critical thinking skills.

Starting now! BBC Academy brought BBC Verify on tour to Strayhclyde in a partnership with @strathjmc.bsky.social. We’re kicking off a series of events and workshops with 200+ high school pupils and Strath students. Strath is the only uni in Scotland hosting this event.

The User Experience of TikTok and Its Compatibility with News While TikTok is rapidly growing as a source of news for young people, they appear to have limited interest in news from traditional sources on the platform. Exploring whether there is a place for p...

Is there a place for (professional) news on TikTok? Based on 99 interviews w/ young people, I.Costera Meijer, @kenzalamot.bsky.social & I find that adapting to the platform risks diluting journalism’s distinctive value and blurring it with less reliable content ⬇️

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Here is an idea: maybe this is precisely what the Labour party should be saying, not just once obliquely between-the-populist-lines, but forcefully in board daylight?

T9 #2 - Você acredita em tudo o que recebe? IA, fake news e o ano eleitoral

tô no podcast da SBPC falando sobre desinformação eleitoral, o que sabemos a partir de pesquisas anteriores e riscos (e exageros) pra 2026. dá pra ouvir aqui: open.spotify.com/episode/0Kut...

📣 On 25 Feb, we’re excited to welcome BBC Verify to Strathclyde for a full-day educational event on campus.
High-school pupils will join us for masterclasses, workshops & panels on misinformation, data journalism, TV production, careers advice & more — with contributions from our JMC colleagues.

Terrific piece this. Something that Yvette Cooper said the government would do that seems to have fallen by the wayside is to release this data *themselves*, but instead they've seemingly quit the field leaving it only to bad actors (and now, thankfully, Anoosh)

As if disliking Chomsky’s work wasn’t enough, now there’s (much worse) reason to dislike him in general. Quite an application of “manufacturing consent” by offering PR advice to a criminal

You don't have to believe that the fascists are competent enough to suppress voting everywhere in 2026 or 2028. You just have to believe that they can depress minority turnout in 5-10 cities to affect entire Senate races & the Electoral College. 2024 was decided by 120K votes in 3 states, after all.

Totally normal stuff.

Expert Comment: Is an under-16 social media ban the right course? | Dr Victoria Nash, Associate Professor and Senior Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, researches the governance challenges of digital technologies, with a particular focus on online

'This is a generation for whom the mobile phone is a gateway to self-expression and companionship, and simply removing the apps and tools used for these purposes will not immediately lead to a re-embracing of analogue childhood.'

Read more from @oii.ox.ac.uk's Prof Victoria Nash ⬇️

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Vixe, não é uma boa notícia mesmo

O PSD vai se declarar neutro ou apoiar Ventura?