The risk of corruption and fake news to democracy and development. The need for artificial intelligence and public compliance for a culture of legality
| Autor | Isabela Moreira Domingos |
| Cargo del Autor | PhD student in Law at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (with a full CAPES scholarship) |
| Páginas | 899-909 |
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The risk of corrupTion and fake news To democracy and developmenT.
The need for arTificial inTelligence and public compliance for a culTure of legaliTy
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the risK of corruPtion anD faKe neWs to Democracy anD
DeVeloPment. the neeD for ar tificial intelligence anD Public
comPliance for a culture of legality
Isabela Moreira Domingos1
INTRODUCTION
This short essay addresses the phenomenon of fake news and its respective
impacts on democracy and public health, especially in times of economic and
health crisis, such as Covid-19. The method used is analytical, with the use of
national and foreign doctrine, as well as reports on the theme.
The word fake news has its origin in the English language, whose term
means “notícias falsas in Portuguese”. In the rst moment, fake news was
linked to the private life scenario, such as rumors involving celebrities and
being propagated by malicious people, tabloids, and gossip pages. As time
went by, the news started to reach public spaces, being a strong commercial
and persuasive product for political and economic maneuvers, to guarantee
selsh interests of dominant groups, as well as corruption of all forms.
In this sense, fake news contaminates public debate, affecting the popula-
tion’s ability to elect candidates, as well as in decision-making about medi-
cines, especially during Covid-19, where fake news was shown to be a prob-
lem that not only affects democracies, but puts global public health at risk.
Fake news is not a current phenomenon, but with the massive use of social
networks and media, the problem has become systemic as it affects both pri-
vate and public spaces. Fake news generates an increase in opinion trafc and
sharing by network users. Usually, its content instigates the reader’s interest
because it touches on controversial and sensitive issues, but misinformation
distorts factual reality and the selsh purpose involved can be monetary, po-
litical, among others.
1 PhD student in Law at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (with a full CAPES
scholarship). Master in Economic Law and Development from the Pontical Catholic
University of Paraná (with a 2018-2020 Capes scholarship). Specialist in Democratic Rule
of Law by the Foundation School of the Public Prosecutor’s Ofce of the State of Paraná.
International Master’s student at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Author
of articles on compliance, public policy and economic criminal law. Co-director of books
in the respective areas. International guest lecturer in undergraduate and graduate law
courses. E-mail: domingos.iadv@gmail.com
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