Dantas, Alexsandro Galeno AraujoLima, Grace Ketly Barbosa da Silva2024-08-122024-08-122023-12-20LIMA, Grace Ketly Barbosa da Silva. A semiótica das eleições 2022: fake news e a sua disseminação pelo Telegram. 2023. 21 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Humanidades) - Instituto Humanitas de Estudos Integrados, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, 2023.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/59141The rapid spread of fake news, especially through social media, has become an emerging problem with worldwide implications. While the spread of false information is not a recent phenomenon, the advent of digital platforms has amplified its impact. This article investigates the issue of fake news, its influences on the 2022 elections, focusing on its role in political campaigns such as the recent electoral elections in the country. The research explores the spread 4 of fake news through the lens of Telegram, emphasizing its influence on the spread of far-right ideologies. This choice is justified by Telegram's exclusive role as a repository of content that feeds other social networks, making it a strategic tool in election campaigns. Within this perspective, we also bring the main symbols of the 2022 electoral period, the signs are important tools for narrative formation during this electoral process, and special attention is given to the rise of fake news as a tool for manipulation and influence in the decision of their elections.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/SemióticaSemioticsEleiçõesElectionsFake NewsFake NewsTelegramTelegrambachelorThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::CIENCIA POLITICA