Notes by Melina Barbosa
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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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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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Is it the ultimate authority on Spanish or an outdated institution?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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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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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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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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