Resumen
- The Covid-19 pandemic challenged the world in several ways that required global efforts to adapt and respond to minimize its impact. The existential threat posed by the pandemic, the global increase of people’s reliance on social networks, and the desperate need for infor-mation created an infodemic scenario, i. e., the prolifer-ation of fake news. This paper aims to contribute to an understanding of the psychological processes involved in the propagation of fake news. To this end, we con-ducted a PRISMA-based scoping review of empirical literature on the psychological processes related to the acceptance of Covid-19 fake news. Articles were searched in five databases for relevant and potential-ly eligible studies realized between January of 2020 and December of 2021 in English and Spanish. This led to the identification of 223 studies, which, after eligibility checks, resulted in 18 articles meeting the criteria. Selected articles were empirical papers that focused on exploring psychological processes and their relations with fake news.