How reliance on Spanish-language social media predicts beliefs in false political narratives amongst Latinos.

ABSTRACT: False political narratives are nearly inescapable on social media in the United States. They are a particularly acute problem for Latinos, and especially for those who rely on Spanish-language social media for news and information. Studies have shown that Latinos are vulnerable to misinformation because they rely more heavily on social media and messaging platforms than non-Hispanic whites. Moreover, fact-checking algorithms are not as robust in Spanish as they are in English, and social media platforms put far more effort into combating misinformation on English-language media than Spanish-language media, which compounds the likelihood of being exposed to misinformation. As a result, we expect that Latinos who use Spanish-language social media to be more likely to believe in false politic

SUBMITTER: Abrajano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561907 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature