This morning you heard from Maria Ressa, who has had a front row seat to the role social media has played in sowing discord and strengthening authoritarian leaders in the Philippines. And as we speak, Social media accounts linked to the Chinese government and troll farms are spreading Vladimir Putin's propaganda about Ukraine. Meanwhile, disinformation, conspiracy theory and blatantly miscaptioned videos tied to US politics are spreading like wildfire throughout Latin America and through Spanish speaking communities here at home. (05:12–05:20)
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Asserts that Chinese government-linked social media accounts are spreading Russian propaganda about Ukraine.
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