Entre liberdade de expressão e discurso de ódio: STF, crise democrática e o inquérito das fake news

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the issues related to the Fake News Inquiry, the democratic crisis and the accusatory key "judicial activism". In order to analyze the narratives, controversies and conflicts that make up the online public debate, using analysis instruments based on the collection of excerpts from the narratives through social networks and also from official documents. To do so, it goes through the conceptualization of what would be fake news, hate speech, freedom of expression, democratic crisis and judicial activism. Demonstrate within the digital space how the dissemination of disinformation is capable of affecting society and directly interfering in the political-democratic spectrum. Evidencing the importance of reflecting on the impact of fake news on the democratic experience. It also analyzes the role of the Supreme Federal Court in ensuring the fairness and legal security of the electoral process, even though its decisions often generate debates and conflicts. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing democratic vulnerabilities and seeking solutions to combat the manipulation of public discourse, aiming for a healthy pluralism and political-democratic stabilization.