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Notes by Melina Barbosa
May 7, 2024
Mexico Elections 2024: Usurpation of candidacies from diverse populations in Oaxaca
Activists denounce that different political parties are usurping the candidacies of diverse populations.
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February 22, 2024
It is false that most mass shootings are committed by LGBT+ people
Social media users have been reporting that the majority of attackers in mass school shootings in the United States have been LGBT+ individuals, particularly transgender people. However,…
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December 19, 2023
Explainer: How much power does the RAE have over inclusive language?
Is it the ultimate authority on Spanish or an outdated institution? What the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) can actually decide.
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November 17, 2023
Ociel Baena: Why it is false to speak of a “crime of passion”
Following the deaths of judge and non-binary activist Ociel Baena and their partner, Dorian Herrera, a series of misinformation stories have been circulating on social media and in the press
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October 26, 2023
It is false that sex reassignment surgeries are equivalent to “conversion therapies”
One year after the approval of a reform to ban so-called "conversion therapies," social media users spread misinformation surrounding the surgeries…
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September 26, 2023
It is false that “gender ideology” exists, as Eduardo Verástegui claims.
The messages from the Mexican actor and aspiring politician have been widely shared on social media, including misinformation about the LGBTIQ+ community and education…
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