Disinformation on the edges of the planet: displacements in the experience of the Rede Wayuri

Abstract

This paper analyzes the work of the Rede Wayuri of indigenous communicators, formed in 2017 by representatives of 23 peoples from the Upper Rio Negro, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The network combines digital technologies and traditional knowledge, with sound production in five languages and hybrid distribution. The case study focuses on the episode “Lessons from indigenous mythology against fake news”, from the series Amazônia: mentira tem preço, which uses Tukano cosmology to reflect on fake news. The narrative of Inaburrê, presented by indigenous anthropologist Dagoberto Lima Azevedo, serves as a conceptual operator for understanding the impacts of lies. By valuing indigenous epistemologies as legitimate forms of knowledge production, the work proposes an epistemic
shift that strains the limits of traditional communication theory and the Western confrontation with disinformation.