Articles By
Celia Ramos
Commentary
Fact-Checking
Narrative monitoring and argument-checking: Enhancing effectiveness in countering disinformation beyond fact-checking
Celia Ramos, Clara Jiménez-Cruz and Pablo Hernández-Escayola
In the October 2024 flash floods in Spain, social media posts falsely claimed authorities were concealing the number of casualties. The narrative centered on a flooded parking structure in Valencia, where hundreds of bodies were falsely claimed to be trapped. This narrative gained traction even after videos showing the premises had been evacuated.