Adjunct professor at Universidad de la Salle (Bogotá). Master's degree in International Studies from Universidad de los Andes. Member of the 360/Digital Sherlocks Training Program (DFRLab) to combat disinformation.
The phenomenon of disinformation is nothing new. What distinguishes it today is the omnipresent presence of the Internet and social networks, which have radically transformed the way we access information.
Social networks have facilitated an extensive production of inaccurate or false information that is reproduced in society and endangers the lives of social leaders.
Russian bots promoted the incumbent president Gustavo Petro in the 2022 elections on social networks, but the reach that these "operations" may have had is very limited.
In 2022, the hacktivist group has breached police and military information systems in Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico and Peru and companies in several countries in the region.
Through the official account of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Spanish, a propagandistic war-nostalgic and diplomatically alternative narrative to NATO has been disseminated.
TikTok, in addition to viralizing choreographies, has also gained popularity among migrants from the region as a way to tell their stories of surviving the Darien.
YouTube's channels and Facebook profiles of Russian-funded media outlets such as Sputnik Mundo and RT en Español, including Ahí les va, have been blocked in Latin America.
