Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Within the realm of disinformation, across all media platforms, a crucial subject of interest seems to be immigration, which produces the so-called ‘racial hoaxes’. Racial hoaxes are closely linked to the spread of populist ideologies and ethnic stereotypes, both of which are psychosocial processes...
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| description | Within the realm of disinformation, across all media platforms, a crucial subject of interest seems to be immigration, which produces the so-called ‘racial hoaxes’. Racial hoaxes are closely linked to the spread of populist ideologies and ethnic stereotypes, both of which are psychosocial processes that, during health crises, could acquire particular features based on cultural differences. This study analysed the main contents of 239 racial hoaxes in relation to three main features: the country of origin (i.e., France, Italy and Spain), the stereotypical contents, and the COVID-19 pandemic period. The results highlight some similarities across these three countries but also peculiarities in terms of topics and stereotypical contents that were magnified during the pandemic period. The peculiarities of emerging racial hoaxes are discussed in relation to the stereotype content model and the literature on populist discourses, providing valuable information for use in psycho-educational intervention, policymaking and social integration efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5975ee18243748c8a13bec5581a220522025-08-20T01:55:52ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602024-09-0113946510.3390/socsci13090465Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 PandemicFrancesca D’Errico0Paolo Giovanni Cicirelli1Angelica Lops2Rosa Scardigno3Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Crisanzio Street 42, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Crisanzio Street 42, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Crisanzio Street 42, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Crisanzio Street 42, 70121 Bari, ItalyWithin the realm of disinformation, across all media platforms, a crucial subject of interest seems to be immigration, which produces the so-called ‘racial hoaxes’. Racial hoaxes are closely linked to the spread of populist ideologies and ethnic stereotypes, both of which are psychosocial processes that, during health crises, could acquire particular features based on cultural differences. This study analysed the main contents of 239 racial hoaxes in relation to three main features: the country of origin (i.e., France, Italy and Spain), the stereotypical contents, and the COVID-19 pandemic period. The results highlight some similarities across these three countries but also peculiarities in terms of topics and stereotypical contents that were magnified during the pandemic period. The peculiarities of emerging racial hoaxes are discussed in relation to the stereotype content model and the literature on populist discourses, providing valuable information for use in psycho-educational intervention, policymaking and social integration efforts.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/9/465fake newsracial hoaxesstereotypespopulismCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Francesca D’Errico Paolo Giovanni Cicirelli Angelica Lops Rosa Scardigno Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Social Sciences fake news racial hoaxes stereotypes populism COVID-19 |
| title | Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | racial disinformation populism and associated stereotypes across three european countries during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | fake news racial hoaxes stereotypes populism COVID-19 |
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