O Poder Simbólico em Bourdieu e as Fake News identificadas no relatório da CPMI de 8 de janeiro

Abstract

This study examines the spread of fake news as a tool for ideological domination, using Pierre Bourdieu's theory of symbolic power to understand the anti-democratic acts that occurred in Brazil on January 8, 2023. The research is based on the premise that information, as a social artifact, is a structuring element of power relations, capable of influencing behaviors and consolidating hegemonies. The central question guiding the study is: how is Bourdieu's theory of symbolic power used as a tool for ideological

domination in the dissemination of fake news employed to incite the anti- democratic acts of January 8, 2023? Consequently, the general objective of

the study is: to analyze, through the lens of Bourdieu's symbolic power, the spread of fake news present in the final report of the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPMI) on January 8, 2023, and identified as tools that fueled threats to Brazilian democracy. To this end, three specific objectives were established: a) to map the dissemination of fake news in the CPMI report of January 8, 2023; b) to highlight, from a Bourdieusian perspective, the symbolic instruments as tools of domination present in the CPMI report of January 8, 2023; c) to present the spread of fake news as a tool for inciting the anti-democratic acts of January 8, 2023. The methodology adopted is qualitative and documentary in nature, based on Aróstegui to support the analysis of the CPMI report in light of Bourdieu's concepts of field, habitus, and symbolic capital. The results demonstrate that the dissemination of fake news was a central mechanism in the radicalization of the insurgents, acting as a tool of symbolic violence that weakened social cohesion and legitimized extremist actions. It is concluded that social networks function as spaces for the struggle over symbolic power, where misinformation is used to manipulate perceptions and consolidate relations of domination. The study contributes to Information Science by discussing the dissemination of information as a social and political phenomenon, emphasizing the importance of critical strategies to combat misinformation and strengthen democracy.