In the runup to the 2016 elections, the Philippine social media landscape was swamped with false and misleading information not just about the candidates but more alarmingly, about the Commission on Elections itself
To help election officials prepare for a fake news-driven crisis, Smartmatic has just released the second edition of its popular “Safeguarding Elections in the Age of Fake News” handbook.
“Safeguarding Elections in the Age of Fake News” covers everything from how to set up your crisis team to what documents to prepare ahead of a disinformation event.
In 2022, Latin America had more than 392 million social network users, second only to the Asia-Pac region. Facebook and TikTok were the two most widely used platforms.
Election officials must not only tune disinformation out from their decision making, they must fight fake news. To help them succeed, Smartmatic has just published the second edition of its handbook, “Safeguarding Elections in the Age of Fake News.”
One out of seven people in the world – about 1.14 billion people – has a disability. Think about that in the context of elections and you’ll realize why remote voting matters.