On Tuesday a piece by the BBC revealed that false claims about Democratic candidate Kamala Harris being affiliated to communism have become so popular among Latinos in recent weeks that the hashtag #ComradeKamala has trended several times on X since the last presidential debate. Misinformation, after all, is rampant this electoral season, especially since this will be the first presidential elections since the rise of generative AI.
Besides affecting political outcomes, fake news are also known to take a toll on people's wellbeing. On Thursday, for example, a poll by KFF revealed that nearly 4 in 10 immigrants say that Trump's rhetoric during this campaign has harmed them.
