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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 U.S. 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 percent 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.
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