Dr. Marisa Abrajano: Latino voters and election misinformation
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As the midterm elections approach, misinformation continues to spread online, with previous polls showing Latino voters are frequently targeted by misleading political content.
On September 24, 2026, SciLine interviewed:
Dr. Marisa Abrajano is a professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego. She can discuss topics including:
- Why Latino voters are often targeted by election misinformation and the types of false claims that circulate;
- Why misinformation spreads more easily on non-English-language platforms;
- The differences in how Spanish- and English-speaking voters consume news based on language preference;
- How Latinos’ heavy reliance on YouTube for political news—often from sources outside major media outlets—is shaping what they know;
- What research she co-led on the 2022 midterms found about the link between Spanish-language social media use and belief in misinformation; and
- What researchers currently recommend for responding when family members and friends share misinformation.
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