This article aims to reflect, based on the Sociology of Science and Information Science, on the conditions of production, dissemination and validation of statements, speeches and scientific facts inside and outside the laboratories. In continuity, it was intended to address information in contemporary society, presenting the concepts of infodemia and disinformation, as well as presenting the possible ways of mobilizing individuals through the dimensions of information competence in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As for the methodological procedures, this research is characterized in terms of objectives as exploratory, as far as procedures are concerned, bibliographic research was used. From the data analyzed, we infer that the pandemic demonstrated that a significant portion of the population is vulnerable to infodemia and disinformation. Institutionalized information sources are the best communication channel to reverse this situation. It is concluded that, it becomes more and more urgent to promote and implement informational policies aimed at the formation of information competence