The federal government recognized the issue and created the Disinformation Governance Board earlier this year to curb the spread of false information to migrants.
And these campaigns, which hint at vague connections to communism and sow distrust in elected officials, could have a huge impact on influencing swing communities in the upcoming midterm elections. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies continue to update their policies to address the problem.Īs much as social media companies have worked to curb the spread of disinformation and misinformation, content in different languages remains a critical blind spot.
Misinformation in English is a pressing issue causing concerns about the upcoming midterm elections and the potential damage to the institutions of democracy and responsible for numerous deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese Americans and Vietnamese Americans - whose languages, along with Spanish, represent three of the most widely spoken non-English languages in the US - see huge amounts of foreign-language misinformation. Latino migrants are bombarded by misinformation in Spanish on social media, according to a July report from the Tech Transparency Project. People in the group were also given a brochure in Spanish that falsely promised cash, housing and help with Social Security card applications.ĭeSantis' act, which Texas authorities are investigating, provoked nationwide outrage partly, critics say, because it involved taking advantage of and deceiving people who don't primarily speak English.Īs startling as DeSantis' scheme was, it doesn't match the magnitude of misinformation broadcast in different languages across social media. Some migrants said they'd been told by a woman - who has since been identified as Pearl Huerta, former combat medic and counterintelligence agent - that they were being flown from San Antonio to Boston, where they could get expedited immigration papers, NPR reported.
Ron DeSantis meant to protest US President Joe Biden's immigration policy. Nearly 50 migrants, many from Venezuela, found themselves unexpectedly in Martha's Vineyard last month, part of a political stunt by Republican Florida Gov.
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