LATINO ANTI-DISINFORMATION

Facebook0Tweet0LinkedIn0 Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 USF College of Public Health (COPH) faculty members have come together to provide credible public health messages and combat misinformation in Spanish.   Salud Latina USF, as the group calls itself, includes the following Spanish-speaking faculty from the COPH: Arlene …

The Idaho Immunization Coalition says it reached out to Hispanic community members in rural areas to learn more about any questions or concerns they have about getting vaccinated.

Facebook hasn’t really said how it plans to fix the spread of viral misinformation in the Latinx community.

A history of medical abuse and immigrants' fear of deportation often drive vaccine hesitancy in Latinx communities. An expert weighs in on how to help.

The regional arm of the World Health Organization is helping to secure millions of doses of vaccines for Latin American nations to buy. Many U.S. health workers are complying with vaccine mandates.

A group of Latino evangelical churches is working to help get Hispanics vaccinated, but others have spread misinformation about Covid-19 and the vaccine.

On May 26, 2021, the AMA hosted the latest webinar in the "What physicians need to know series" where experts discussed the latest on COVID-19 vaccine information among patients.

In July 2020, Global Americans—in collaboration with four regional partner organizations: Centro para la Apertura y el Desarrollo de América Latina (CADAL, Buenos Aires, Argentina), Medianálisis (Caracas, Venezuela), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico), and Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá, Colombia)—launched a research project dedicated to understanding the dissemination of disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda in Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the past 16 months, these four teams engaged in extensive qualitative and quantitative research and social media monitoring in order to gain insights into the misinformation and disinformation landscapes in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and

Join us for a conversation with local reporters and community leaders about misinformation in Latinx and Spanish-language communities.

The project was formed by USF faculty members to combat COVID-19 misinformation but has expanded to include a range of health topics.

A group of higher ed professionals, doctors and public health experts known as the Black Coalition Against COVID, is working to address community concerns and dispel misconceptions about COVID-19 and the vaccine and to inspire trust in the medical community around these issues to hopefully save Black lives.

We need investment in research that can provide policy-relevant evidence about the effects of mis- and disinformation on health outcomes—and about the efficacy of interventions that may counter the effects of this mis- and disinformation and increase the spread and uptake of accurate health information. The Mercury Project, a three-year global research consortium, is designed to do just that.

'Las Doctoras Recomiendan' — or 'The Doctors Recommend' — sounds like getting advice from a friend.

Democrats are trying to push back on disinformation, mainly in Spanish, with a site that provides infographics and GIFs that can be downloaded and shared.

A coalition seeks ways to fight misinformation without eroding free speech protections.

Leaders in the news and tech industries argued in favor of government legislation to combat the spread of misinformation in digital media at an event hosted by the Institute of Politics Monday.

Two bills would prevent Tennessee officials from disciplining doctors for how they treat coronavirus or what they say about COVID-19 vaccines.

The proposal protects advice "so long as the physician exercised independent medical judgment and believes the medical treatment is in the best interest of the patient."

Now that a COVID vaccine is authorized for kids, Facebook is taking steps against misinformation about it.

Examining How We Collect Race and Ethnicity Data COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minority groups. Public health strategies to help prevent and address these inequities include strategic allocation of resources and culturally appropriate messaging. Such strategies require reliable data to inform decisions. However, several challenges exists with collecting socially constructed data elements such as

YouTube is cracking down on a vaccine misinformation. The company is taking down anti-vaccine videos and banning major accounts. In a statement YouTube said,...

NBC News’ Johnathan Allen reports on the efforts by the “Latino Anti-Disinformation Lab,” formed by liberal groups, to take aim at misinformation in Latino c...

Voto Latino and Media Matters are collaborating with a former DNC chairman to combat political and health misinformation aimed at Hispanic communities.

Photo via Getty Images Disinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is quickly becoming as widespread as the virus itself. For every person who takes to social media to celebrate their second dose of the vaccine or encourage others to get vaccinated, there are tons of people who use their accounts t