Mexico Policies Affecting Disinformation

From ADTAC Disinformation Inventory

Legislation

Mexico does not have specific legislation addressing disinformation, however election authorities have made efforts to combat "fake news".[1]

False Fact-Checking Unit

Mexico's state run news agency called Notimex claimed to have a fact checking unit. In 2019 the NGO article 19 discovered that Notimex created a network of bots and fake accounts and was using them to attack prominent journalists.[2]

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National Policies Affecting Disinformation