Trust me, I am journalist! A Luhmannian approach on dis-information

Abstract

From the work of Niklas Luhmann’s on the Social System Theory, a theoretical approach on fake news and misinformation in mass media, is made in this work. This article develops on the Luhmann’s own question if the mass media constructs the reality. It discusses the central notion of the system, the communication, as well as the proliferation of disinformation. The analysis consists on the explain of some key concepts, like autopoiesis, self-reference, double contingency, complexity and selective process. It explains, also, some points that Luhmann explored being intrinsic configurations to the Social System for communication to be considered improbable.