Global Journal of Human-Social Science, A: Arts and Humanities, Volume 22 Issue 4

© 2022. Natália Gomes & Rebeca Garzón-Clemente. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/ 4.0/. Portugal and Mexico: An Analysis of Fake News in Times of Covid-19 Pandemic By Natália Gomes & Rebeca Garzón-Clemente Universidad Autónoma De Chiapas Abstract- This article aims to identify the use, and the frequency of use of social networks in Portugal and Mexico, in times of pandemic, and in two regions of each country, respectively: Guarda and Chiapas, trying to understand if their citizens consider them a valid and reliable source of information. The study demonstrates the erratic behavior of social network users when they have been questioned about how they have obtained and validated certain information, in this case about false news about COVID-19, leading to the importance of establishing a global strategy for countries to achieve digital literacy and minimize the impact of Fake News. Keywords: social networks, fake news, covid-19 pandemic. GJHSS-A Classification: DDC Code: 001.95 LCC Code: BJ1421 PortugalandMexicoAnAnalysisofFakeNewsinTimesofCovid19Pandemic Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: A Arts & Humanities - Psychology Volume 22 Issue 4 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: