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This project investigates how political actors in developing countries use discussion apps like WhatsApp to spread misinformation. It examines the impact of these apps on public attitudes and political outcomes, focusing on India and Brazil through qualitative interviews and experimental methods.
In many developing countries, political actors make extensive use of discussion apps such as WhatsApp to diffuse misinformation.
This political use of discussion apps has been hypothesized to generate hatred towards targeted social groups, support non-democratic tactics and values, and eventually lead to the election of politicians who rely on this tactic.
In spite of alarming reports, little systematic knowledge exists about political actors’ reliance on discussion apps or about its effects.
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UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID
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