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

Figure 4: Social networks are a good source of information. According to our findings, we can conclude that there is an evident concern among the people regarding the existence of fake news. A very high percentage of users (87.61%) have stated that they are concerned about the presence of Fake News/False Data circulating in the networks. (See Figure 5). Figure 5: Concern about the existence of fake news Finally, participants were questioned if they had ever received from their social networks any information about Covid-19, in particular news that the virus is less severe than the flu virus. The results illustrate that 30.6% claim to have read and watched this news, 15.8% of respondents have indicated that they did not have access to this type of publication , 22.5% have verified the veracity of this information in other sources of information, and, in an also significant percentage, 22.3% stated that they had verified the veracity of this information through official sources (See Table 4). Volume XXII Issue IV Version I 26 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals A Portugal and Mexico: An Analysis of Fake News in Times of Covid-19 Pandemic