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-Sep 4, 2024
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.
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-Sep 4, 2024
DDIA lays out 14 best practices for producing culturally competent inoculation, or prebunking, messages for U.S. Latinos.
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-Aug 23, 2024
With WhatsApp used widely by Latinos, the Harris campaign hopes its channel will help activate a community that represents 14.7 percent of all eligible voters. DDIA Board Member Stephanie Valencia and Founder and Executive Director Roberta Braga spoke with the Washington Post about what this new strategy means for engagement with U.S. Latinos.
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-Aug 14, 2024
DDIA Founder and Executive Director Roberta Braga spoke with NBC about trends in engagement with misinformation among U.S. Latinos. Meet the other nonprofits and hyperlocal media outlets at the forefront of dismantling bad information spreading in Latino communities.
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-Jul 23, 2024
False narratives around Kamala Harris surged online as she emerged as the Democratic frontrunner in the US presidential race, with researchers warning of an incoming flood of gendered disinformation.
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-Jul 20, 2024
Following the shooting of Donald Trump, Tre’vell Anderson and Max Fisher took a look at past assassination attempts in the U.S. and abroad to explain why surviving violent attacks does not guarantee an election victory. Has any politician successfully leveraged these assaults for political gain? Which US president survived two assassination attempts in one month? How would this have played out if Trump were in office? DDIA Executive Director Roberta Braga joined them to discuss the 2018 stabbing of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.
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-Jul 16, 2024
As the U.S. deals with misinformation online following the Trump shooting, a look at a case out of Brazil can help society stay vigilant and alert, write Roberta Braga and Cristina Tardáguila from The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA).
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-Jul 15, 2024
This DDIA eight-point guide aims to leverage lessons learned from the stabbing of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro to offer partners insights on how to potentially cover and best react to misinformation spreading around the assassination attempt against Former President Donald.
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