In September 2024, DDIA, in partnership with YouGov, conducted its second foundational survey of Latino adults across the United States. This comprehensive survey explored key topics such as misinformation narratives, trust in elections, political sentiments regarding Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, immigration views, and perspectives on generative AI technologies. Covering all 50 states and DC, the survey gathered insights from a diverse Latino population, with findings highlighting the stability of misinformation exposure, shifts in trust toward democratic institutions, nuanced attitudes on immigration, and growing concerns about AI's societal impact.
To understand how prebunking can be best harnessed for Latino communities in the U.S., the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) conducted the first-of-its kind randomized controlled trial (RCT) with U.S. Latino communities to test various approaches to inoculation against the manipulative techniques of emotional language, ad-hominem attacks, and false dichotomies. We offer fourteen best practices for tailoring prebunking and inoculation for Latino audiences in the U.S. in this latest guidebook.
The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) partnered with YouGov to conduct a nationally representative poll of 3,015 Latino adults that explored questions of: 1) Familiarity and belief in misinformation in the 2024 context, 2) The role of political identities and values in relation to engagement with misinformation, 3) Levels of trust in institutions and the electoral process, and 4) Perceptions about artificial intelligence’s influence in the online world.
This report analyzes, from an open-source standpoint, the use of humor, memes, and captivating visuals by Javier Milei, his campaign, and some of his most vocal supporters on video-centric platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok in the lead-up to and during the 2023 presidential elections in Argentina.
To assess the state of research on U.S. Latinos and Disinformation, DDIA conducted a multilevel literature review of peer-reviewed academic research published in the last 5 years.
Utilizamos nuestra investigación para guiar a quienes trabajan directamente con las comunidades en la elaboración de narrativas, ejercicios de inoculación, talleres de despolarización, capacitación en alfabetización digital y mediática, u otras intervenciones. También conectamos lo que ha funcionado en un contexto con otros contextos.
DDIA está trabajando para mejorar la toma de decisiones institucionales anclando políticas a las necesidades de los latinos y centrando las voces de los latinos estadounidenses y latinoamericanos en discusiones que tradicionalmente han estado aisladas o dominadas por Estados Unidos y Europa.
Informamos las políticas convocando y trabajando con organizaciones y gobiernos para conectar esfuerzos, compartir mejores prácticas y colaborar en iniciativas conjuntas.
2024 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Voting Rights Policy RoundtableRoberta Braga, DDIA Executive Director, speaks at Congressional Hispanic Caucus Voting Rights Roundtable.
Cardin, Luján, Castro Lead Resolution to Combat Disinformation and Misinformation in Latin America and the CaribbeanDDIA contributes insights into bicameral resolution expressing concern about Spanish-language disinformation and misinformation across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Introducing The LISTOS Act