Abstract:
The article explores the contributions of Psychlogical Inoculation Theory and the didactic role of gamification as a resource to combat political informational disorder. Bibliographic reasearch, it surveys the main theories around the concept of disinformation and, without then, mapping the strategies of detection and unmasking (debunking) of disinformative pieces existing in the context of the Brazilian experience, discussing their applicability and viability in the "real world". Finally, it presents an exploratory approach to the concepts around "psychological inoculation" and its application in educational games as a mechanism to mitigate the impacts of the dissemination of false or politically harmful content on social networks.
Keywords:
desinformation; Psychological Inoculation Theory; gamefication; debunking