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In a recent episode of Cinco Preguntas con Maria Elena Salinas, the renowned journalist sits down with Paola Ramos, journalist and researcher, to explore key questions about Latino identity, political power, and the increasing role of youth in U.S. elections. Ramos delves into the diversity within the Latino community and its potential to shape democracy through varied forms of civic engagement. This insightful conversation sheds light on the influence Latinos hold in shaping the country’s political future.

As part of the discussion, María Elena Salinas references a recent study by the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas - DDIA that examines Latino engagement with misinformation in the 2024 election context. The DDIA study explores the extent of misinformation exposure among Latinos, investigating themes like familiarity with false narratives, the role of political identities and values in shaping responses to misinformation, and varying levels of trust in institutions and the electoral process. In her discussion with Ramos, Salinas highlighted specific findings from this study, pointing out that 41% of Latinos exposed to the false claim that "Democrats are keeping the border open to let in undocumented migrants to vote for them" believed it, while one-third of those exposed believed the false claim that Trump won the 2020 election.

This episode is part of the Cinco Preguntas podcast series by Latino Content Studio, produced by Adonde Media. The full interview is available here, and more details on the DDIA study can be found at DDIA.org.