The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) announces a new partnership with Open Measures to strengthen its unique research and analysis of public WhatsApp groups across the Americas. The new trial partnership marks an important new chapter in DDIA’s work to understand how information (and misinformation) spreads across encrypted and semi-private digital spaces. Beginning this August 2026, DDIA will harness Open Measures’ tools to deepen its ongoing non-partisan body of research into Latino information ecosystems in the U.S. and Latin America.

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas and Mente World launch ScrollCheck, a new comedy series bringing media literacy to Latino communities. The pilot program combines original comedy videos and live performances in Phoenix and Houston to help audiences recognize manipulation online

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA), in collaboration with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), is proud to announce the 20 participants selected for the 2026 Spring cohort of the Latinos, Media, and Democracy Program (LMDP) - The AI Edition. The first of two cohorts DDIA will host this year brings together a multilingual group of journalists, content creators, and civil society leaders committed to strengthening a healthier information ecosystem for Latino communities across the United States and Latin America.

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) has released its second foundational poll examining how Latino communities in the U.S. engaged with false and misleading claims and narratives leading up to the 2024 elections. The 3,000-person survey, conducted in partnership with YouGov in September 2024, explores familiarity and belief in misinformation, levels of trust in election stakeholders, sentiments on immigration, and views on generative AI technologies and regulation.

2024 was a foundational year for the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas. On behalf of the entire team, Roberta Braga, DDIA Executive Director, lays out some of our most noteworthy deliverables.

DDIA lays out 14 best practices for producing culturally competent inoculation, or prebunking, messages for U.S. Latinos.

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) released new poll findings of U.S. Latinos’ familiarity and belief in misinformation, trust in election stakeholders, and sentiments about AI leading up to the 2024 presidential election.

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) today announces The Periodistas Edition of the Latinos, Media and Democracy Program (LMDP), an 8-week series of exclusive workshops designed to support journalists, media professionals and  content producers with the tools and knowledge they need to understand, cover, and counter disinformation in Latino communities in the United States leading up to the 2024 elections.