In the 2020 election, disinformation is everywhere.
Is there a way to stop disinformation from spreading? And what can you do to protect yourself?
Host Bradley George talked with Sabrina Rodriguez, a reporter with news site Politico, and Daniel Funke, a staff writer for fact-checking site PolitiFact.
Earlier this month, Rodriguez and fellow reporter Marc Caputo covered the wild rumors, lies and disinformation about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden that are spreading like wildfire in South Florida’s Latino communities via WhatsApp, Facebook, and Spanish-language media.
Funke and Tampa Bay Times reporter Steve Contorno wrote about the QAnon conspiracy theory and how it's trickling into mainstream politics in Florida.