WhatsApp now the newest hub for election misinformation

Critics are now saying the texting platform WhatsApp is the latest venue for election misinformation. More than 85 million people in America are on the private messaging platform, which is owned by Meta, Facebook's parent company.

Experts say the false or misleading messages target groups that make up the majority of WhatsApp users — Latino and Asian Americans — who are also the fastest-growing groups of eligible voters.

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[fionabologna]

That would be CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, Scripts for the lies, propoganda, & misinfo kings & queens of the dungheap! 😂 Nancy Piglosi fits that too. She says Kabala won the fair & open primary. 😂😂😂 Dems, y'all remember voting for Kabala for Prez? 😂

[JonMurray]

Why are people in group chats with people they don’t know? That sounds bananas to me. The simple solution for this is don’t be in group chats with strangers and absolutely do not get your news from them. And with regard to believing what your friend/auntie/brother/cousin says in the in the family chat that has nothing to do with WhatsApp. Don’t believe everything is true because one person said it and address things that you know to be wrong in a friendly non judgemental way. Maybe message the person individually outside the group chat to talk about it.

[IRONFOX-fyse]

Is Russia's GRU or RT targeting Hispanics again?

[MichaelWinkelman-rmhp]

And never trust the disinformation Gods 😂 🤣 those who believe they know what disinformation is are the ones creating disinformation 😂