As the U.S. marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks last week, 9/11 was repurposed as a midterm political talking point, and in some cases, as a means for attacking candidates online. Key Republicans, like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, are falsely or misleadingly portraying Muslim and progressive Democratic candidates as anti-American or sympathetic to terrorism

As diesel and gasoline prices hit new highs, Spanish-language conversations on messaging apps and social media platforms show U.S. Latinos increasingly connect pain at the pump to higher food, transportation, and household costs, as well as to frustration over U.S. foreign policy

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

DDIA’s Latinos, Media, and Democracy Program (LMDP) 2026 - The AI Edition | Fall Cohort 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.

When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia early Monday, August 10, 2026, Spanish-language digital networks across Colombia and the United States instantly mobilized. DDIA researchers followed it closely

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) announces a new partnership with Open Measures to strengthen its unique research and analysis of public WhatsApp groups across the Americas. The new trial partnership marks an important new chapter in DDIA’s work to understand how information (and misinformation) spreads across encrypted and semi-private digital spaces. Beginning this August 2026, DDIA will harness Open Measures’ tools to deepen its ongoing non-partisan body of research into Latino information ecosystems in the U.S. and Latin America.

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas and Mente World launch ScrollCheck, a new comedy series bringing media literacy to Latino communities. The pilot program combines original comedy videos and live performances in Phoenix and Houston to help audiences recognize manipulation online