"Russia has trained more than 1,000 content creators, journalists, and influencers to spread disinformation across eight Latin American countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—according to a report released this Tuesday [March 31] by the Digital News Association (DNA) in the United States. These communicators, trained by the state-run media outlet RT en […]
"Russian agents linked to the Kremlin spent much of 2024 working on secretive operations to infiltrate Argentina’s media to discredit the country’s new far-right libertarian president, Javier Milei, according to leaked documents seen by openDemocracy. In the run-up to his election victory in December 2023, Milei began seeking favour with Joe Biden’s administration in the […]
“At about 11 a.m., a series of alleged exit polls began circulating on social media. Those favoring the ruling party candidate, Rixi Moncada, originated mainly from anonymous accounts but were amplified by pro-government media and by current government officials. Asked about these posts, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Octavio Pineda said he was unaware of them […]
“Factchequeado, with support from the International Center for Journalists’ Disarming Disinformation program and in collaboration with journalists in Mexico, has published ‘Putin’s Washing Machine,’ a cross-border investigation documenting how the Club de Periodistas de México has become a key hub for amplifying Russian propaganda, rewarding international disinformers, and giving space to operations that benefit the […]
"Brazil first became the testing ground for the Latin American far right’s new digital machinery, a strategy powerful enough to help elevate Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency in 2019. It later boosted figures like Argentina’s Javier Milei and Chile’s Johannes Kaiser, and is now seeking a foothold in Mexico, still without a clear leader. The […]
"The Global Summit on Disinformation officially opens its call for proposals to gather voices, research, and experiences for its fifth edition, which will take place on Sept. 17 and 18, 2025, in a 100% virtual and free format, with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. This call is aimed at journalists, researchers, technologists, educators, activists, […]
“Medianálisis and its partners Cotejo.info and the Venezuelan Fake News Observatory present a quali-quantitative analysis of disinformation in Venezuela and its milestones from July 2024 to February 2025 with the purpose of contextualizing how the country is increasingly marked by the precariousness and shrinking of its media ecosystem. [...] Only between July 2024 and February […]
“The Gabo Foundation and Proyecto Desconfío launched ‘Disinformation in times of AI: journalism to build trust,’ a free guide that addresses the role of AI to spread, but also to combat disinformation in the digital world. [...] The digital guide, developed from the panels of the most recent Global Summit on Disinformation—an annual event that […]
"A 40-year-old freelance journalist was arrested this Tuesday (Dec. 3), in Mato Grosso, suspected of extorting people he was interviewing. [...] According to authorities, the journalist used his work as a tool to obtain illicit gains, compromising professional ethics and trust in journalistic practices." Read original article (in Portuguese)
"VERDAD is a powerful tool that monitors Spanish-language radio stations to identify and record disinformation, then translates it into English. It is an open-source resource that is now live and free for all journalists to utilize. This tool was built with collaboration and support from the Reynolds Journalism Institute and MacArthur Foundation. Sign up by […]
"Users of X, the former Twitter, reported on Wednesday, October 9, that they regained access to the platform. Access was restored after the National Telecommunications Agency, or Anatel for its initials in Portuguese, notified internet providers to lift the block, which had been imposed by order of the Supreme Federal Court. The unblocking occurred after […]
“[Investigative journalism organization] Agência Pública has been targeted by a disinformation campaign allegedly led by federal congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro and other allies since it published the report ‘U.S. Republicans and Bolsonaro's son collaborate to punish Brazil on allegations regarding free speech,’ on April 11, 2024. [...] After publication, Eduardo Bolsonaro and former anchor of [far-right […]