There's an Election Misinformation Blind Spot Nobody's Talking About - CNET

As much as social media companies have worked to curb the spread of disinformation and misinformation, content in different languages remains a critical blind spot. The throughline for much Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese misinformation found on social media is communism. First-generation Chinese Americans and immigrants from China more frequently use WeChat, a Tencent-owned social media platform for messaging and payments, according to misinformation researchers. While the social media companies say they're curbing misinformation on their respective platforms, there are efforts in Latino, Vietnamese American and Chinese American communities to fight for the truth directly. "There's a problem with Spanish misinformation on social media, and we noticed it mostly from just even being involved in our communities," said Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona and a member of the caucus. The caucus wants to see social media companies change their policies, put more investments into flagging false info and have culturally competent people to explain how misinformation affects Latino communities. Voto Latino found that providing factual information to Latino communities before they see misinformation on social media made it more likely they wouldn't share the false info.