USE OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA TOOL, INSTAGRAM, AS A WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE, DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AND COMBAT FAKE NEWS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Relato de Experiência

Authors

  • Ítalo Vinícius Bezerra Monteiro UFRN
  • Ianca Queiroz Andrade UFRN
  • José Wilamy Cosme Rabêlo UFRN
  • Lucas Alves de Sousa Gomez UFRN
  • Janeusa Trindade de Souto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21680/2178-6054.2020v12n1ID20865

Abstract

In 2020, the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing academic activities at UFRN to be interrupted in the middle of March. Faced with the impossibility of conducting in-person outreach activities with the theme of education and health, this extension group created an Instagram profile, which is a powerful tool and has a high reach, to disseminate secure information about the pandemic. The goal is to help the public in understanding this new disease, since Brazil and the world suffer with widespread fake news. The profile provides informational posts about COVID-19, in addition to live transmission with expert professionals, who answer questions and thus help to solve the doubts of viewers. Therefore, through the study and commitment of the students and advisor that feed this Instagram account, it is possible to bring daily reliable information about COVID-19 to the public.

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Author Biographies

Ítalo Vinícius Bezerra Monteiro, UFRN

discente do curso de Medicina, bolsista FAEX.

Ianca Queiroz Andrade, UFRN

biomédica, mestranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas

José Wilamy Cosme Rabêlo, UFRN

biomédico, servidor técnico de laboratório em anatomia patológica da Escola Multicampi de Ciências Médicas da UFRN

Lucas Alves de Sousa Gomez, UFRN

discente dos curso de Bacharelado em Biomedicina.

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Published

04-09-2020

How to Cite

VINÍCIUS BEZERRA MONTEIRO, Ítalo .; QUEIROZ ANDRADE, I. .; WILAMY COSME RABÊLO, J. .; ALVES DE SOUSA GOMEZ, L. . .; TRINDADE DE SOUTO, J. USE OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA TOOL, INSTAGRAM, AS A WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE, DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AND COMBAT FAKE NEWS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Relato de Experiência. Revista Extensão & Sociedade, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 1, 2020. DOI: 10.21680/2178-6054.2020v12n1ID20865. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/extensaoesociedade/article/view/20865. Acesso em: 14 apr. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2020): Volume suplementar - COVID-19

Section

Edição Especial