Molina García, HéctorMolina-García, Héctor2025-11-272025-11-272025-01Molina-García, H 2025, 'Debates “cara a cara”, un modelo político de desinformación en la democracia española', Historia y Comunicacion Social, vol. 30, N.º 1, pp. 265-283. https://doi.org/10.5209/hics.1026631137-0734unpaywall: 10.5209/hics.102663https://hdl.handle.net/10641/6558Publisher Copyright: © 2025 Universidad Complutense Madrid. All rights reserved.This article aims to analyse the inaccuracies, lies and partial views of reality in face-to-face debates in the current Spanish democracy. Political leaders use all the means at their disposal to achieve the goal of reaching the majorities necessary to allow them to govern, such as the exposition of partial realities or the intentional manipulation of time and the political agenda. These political manoeuvres, perceived by citizens, can have a negative impact on elections, or perhaps, if other concepts are included, such as political fanaticism or political disaffection, linked to polarisation, they may have the opposite effect and reinforce the position of a specific electorate.191192212spahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/DisinformationElectoral DebatesFact-CheckPolitical CommunicationComunicaciónHistoriaSociología y ciencias políticasSiSijournal articleopen access10.5209/hics.102663https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105009292829https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105009292829#tab=citedBy