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It has become recurrent on social networks to see posts that give food recommendations or warn about the risk of eating certain meals, as it could cause serious diseases. However, these publications lack data verified by health authorities, so following any of these viral recommendations could pose a health risk. This topic is discussed in Des-Informing.
An alleged screenshot of an alleged El País web article would report on plans by the Pedro Sánchez government to relocate irregular migrants who are in Ceuta, in cities such as Barcelona or Girona. However, this is a disinformation that was viruled on social networks. Neither the Spanish government reported a similar measure nor the Spanish newspaper published the news; the image uses the technique of supplanting identity.
The illegal drug trade is gaining ground on social networks. In TikTok, organizations offer from drugs to recipes for synthetic drugs, using emojis, hashtags and user names to openly promote their products. At Des-Informing we spoke with the Spanish media team Maldivia.es, who investigated how this illegal market works on digital platforms.
