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A recent wave of misinformation targeted at Latino voters, which fuel conspiracy theories, is raising concern about its effect on midterm elections. Critics are calling on Facebook to ramp up efforts to detect misinformation in multiple languages.
After Democrat Phil Murphy won New Jersey’s tight race for governor, Spanish-language videos falsely claimed the vote was rigged, despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Before last year's presidential election, Facebook ads targeting Latino voters described Joe Biden as a communist. During his inauguration, another conspiracy theory spread online and on Spanish-language radio warning that a brooch worn by Lady Gaga signaled Biden was working with shadowy, leftist figures abroad.