DDIA’s REDESCover newsletter features emerging narratives and updates about information disorder spreading in Latino spaces online in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

DDIA research consistently shows that our identities, values, and prior beliefs are among the strongest predictors of how we engage with narratives online. We monitored reactions around the Bad Bunny Halftime Show at the Superbowl. The halftime show didn’t tell us what to think. But it exposed how quickly we fill in the gaps, how easily interpretation turns into misinformation, and how ready we are to believe narratives that confirm who we think we are, and who we think “they” are.

This page highlights the latest narratives circulating in Latino public WhatsApp and Telegram groups. Updated every week, it offers insights from DDIA’s ongoing monitoring of digital conversations shaping public opinion across messaging platforms.

DDIA’s Latinos, Media, and Democracy Program (LMDP) 2026 - The AI Edition is an 8-week capacity-building program designed to support Latino journalists, content creators, media professionals, and civil society leaders with the tools and knowledge they need to understand information ecosystem trends, responsibly use AI, and strengthen engagement with Latino communities in the United States.

Chapter 3 of WhatsApp Weaponized reveals how scammers target U.S. Latinos with crypto and investment scams across Spanish-language public WhatsApp groups. This report highlights how fraudulent trading bots, pyramid schemes, deceptive loans, and online gambling exploit financial aspirations, and outlines key red flags and recommendations to counter investment fraud targeting Latino communities in the United States.

Between January 3 and January 6, the U.S. intervention in Caracas triggered a digital firestorm of at least 80,000 posts with 806 million interactions on open social media platforms in the United States and Venezuela. How were the narrative-setters in English and Spanish?

This article examines how discussions about Nicolás Maduro’s arrest evolved over 72 hours on WhatsApp and Telegram in the United States and Venezuela. Analyzing English- and Spanish-language messages, it shows how early reactions focused on the spectacle of the operation before shifting to debates about legality, governance, and political transition.

DDIA provides a concise, time-stamped overview of confirmed developments following the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, including the capture of Nicolás Maduro, official statements from U.S. and Venezuelan authorities, international reactions, key legal questions, and what remains unknown as the situation continues to evolve.