DDIA’s Latinos, Media, and Democracy Program (LMDP) 2026 - The AI Edition | Fall Cohort is an 8-week capacity-building program designed to support Latino journalists, content creators, media professionals, and civil society leaders with the tools and knowledge they need to understand information ecosystem trends, responsibly use AI, and strengthen engagement with Latino communities in the United States.

This page highlights the latest narratives circulating in Latino public WhatsApp and Telegram groups. Updated every week, it offers insights from DDIA’s ongoing monitoring of digital conversations shaping public opinion across messaging platforms.

DDIA’s REDESCover newsletter features emerging narratives and updates about information disorder spreading in Latino spaces online in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

DDIA explains how REDESCover works, what we track, how you can use these insights, and why understanding these conversations matters more than ever

As AI-generated videos and deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated, the latest episode of Building Community brings together leading voices to explore their impact on disinformation and democracy. The conversation features Roberta Braga, Founder and Executive Director of the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA), who offers key insights on accountability, media literacy, and protecting vulnerable communities, alongside other experts in technology policy and advocacy.

DDIA’s Latinos, Media, and Democracy Program (LMDP) 2026 - The AI Edition is an 8-week capacity-building program designed to support Latino journalists, content creators, media professionals, and civil society leaders with the tools and knowledge they need to understand information ecosystem trends, responsibly use AI, and strengthen engagement with Latino communities in the United States.

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.

DDIA monitored reactions following the release of the Epstein Files. The document dump exposed how quickly confusion turns into speculation, how easily gaps in information are reframed as proof of hidden truths, and how ready many are to believe narratives that confirm what they already suspect about power, secrecy, and corruption.