The Rise of Fake News and Social Media Manipulation in Latin American Politics

Brexit, Donald Trump’s election, and Cambridge Analytica have shed light on the emerging and alarming trend of post-truth politics in the US and UK, fueled by populist movements and social media manipulation. There has been less focus on how this trend is influencing Latin American politics.

As five Latin American countries—representing almost 70% of the region’s population—prepare for democratic presidential elections in 2018, political campaign strategies that appeal to emotions, rather than fact-based, objective communications are increasingly driving the agenda across the region. Post-truth strategies have emerged in news stories, social media apps, and candidate statements. They deliberately aim to misinform or deceive public opinion on issues like gender, drug policy, and migration.

What do we know about these practices, and how are they replicated or contested across the region? What are the implications of the post-truth era for upcoming elections? To investigate these questions, please join Open Society for an event featuring a panel discussion with experts from Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico and a screening of clips from The Guardian’s Cambridge Analytica coverage and from award-winning filmmaker Marc Silver’s full-length documentary To End a War.

Speakers:

  • Marc Silver, Filmmaker and Impact Strategist, UK
  • Antonio Martínez Velázquez, Director, Grupo Cultural Horizontal, Mexico
  • Carlos Cortés, Internet policy and freedom of expression consultant, Colombia
  • Pablo Ortellado, Director, Research Group on Public Policies for Access to Information, University of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Introduction: Yanina Valdivieso, Creative Producer, To End A War, Colombia
  • Moderator: Catalina Perez Correa, Legal Studies Division at the Center for Research and Teaching of Economics (CIDE) in Mexico

Suggested Reading:

This event is co-hosted by Open Society Foundation’s Global Drug Policy and Latin America Program.











When: Mon., Apr. 9, 2018 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Open Society Foundations–New York
224 W. 57th St.
212-548-0600
Price: Free
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Brexit, Donald Trump’s election, and Cambridge Analytica have shed light on the emerging and alarming trend of post-truth politics in the US and UK, fueled by populist movements and social media manipulation. There has been less focus on how this trend is influencing Latin American politics.

As five Latin American countries—representing almost 70% of the region’s population—prepare for democratic presidential elections in 2018, political campaign strategies that appeal to emotions, rather than fact-based, objective communications are increasingly driving the agenda across the region. Post-truth strategies have emerged in news stories, social media apps, and candidate statements. They deliberately aim to misinform or deceive public opinion on issues like gender, drug policy, and migration.

What do we know about these practices, and how are they replicated or contested across the region? What are the implications of the post-truth era for upcoming elections? To investigate these questions, please join Open Society for an event featuring a panel discussion with experts from Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico and a screening of clips from The Guardian’s Cambridge Analytica coverage and from award-winning filmmaker Marc Silver’s full-length documentary To End a War.

Speakers:

  • Marc Silver, Filmmaker and Impact Strategist, UK
  • Antonio Martínez Velázquez, Director, Grupo Cultural Horizontal, Mexico
  • Carlos Cortés, Internet policy and freedom of expression consultant, Colombia
  • Pablo Ortellado, Director, Research Group on Public Policies for Access to Information, University of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Introduction: Yanina Valdivieso, Creative Producer, To End A War, Colombia
  • Moderator: Catalina Perez Correa, Legal Studies Division at the Center for Research and Teaching of Economics (CIDE) in Mexico

Suggested Reading:

This event is co-hosted by Open Society Foundation’s Global Drug Policy and Latin America Program.

Buy tickets/get more info now