Doctors and advocates tackle a spike of abortion misinformation – in Spanish. | via NPR
And this misinformation isn't just spreading on social media.
"We're hearing it from community activists on the ground. We're hearing it from allies who we work with in the field," says Rodríguez, who spearheads a network of community activists in Florida, Texas, Virginia and New York. "People are confused about what the laws are in their own state or where they can go for information or health care," Rodríguez says."And that is making it much easier to spread misinformation."
Lebrón says some of the disinformation she has encountered seems deliberately designed to galvanize voters.
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