For better (although usually for worse), aunts have been on the forefront of spreading information around through Whatsapp like wildfire. "La tía de Whatsapp" (the aunt from Whatsapp) has become a running joke among many Latino communities, to the point that they have become synonymous with disinformation, rumor spreading and perpetuating hoaxes.
But a news organization in Venezuela is on a mission to change the reputation of that beloved tía and make her an agent of reliable information.
