Crossing borders within desinformation society: the refugee search for citizenship

Abstract

Expanding access and disseminating information have not contributed to peace, security and freedom, nor have it evolved into the globalization of solidarity, communion and the free flow of people. In contrast, commercially, emerging nations and border flows are increasingly treated as a problem and threat. Given this scenario, the present article seeks to develop an analysis based on the identification of relationships between human migrations and models of disinformation, in order to collaborate with the discussion about the refugees search for citizenship. It is an analytical articulation between data collected from a research and the concepts of misinformation, of qualitative nature and bibliographic character. From narratives, which were collected at a refugee and refugee requesting center in the city of Rio de Janeiro, we seek to relate them to the so-called disinformation tactics, highlighting their influence on the humanitarian reception processes and the refugees search for citizenship. Awareness of the consequences fostered by misinformation dismantles informational distortions, contributing to the social transformation as a whole.