The popular encrypted messaging and chat app WhatsApp played a key role in the election
of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in 2018. The present study builds on this knowledge …

This paper will seek to explore the use of computational propaganda, as defined by Woolley
and Howard (2018), specifically on the chat app WhatsApp, in the 2018 Brazilian …

The flow of persuasive disinformation depends not only on the technology and its social
uses, but also on the media and information ecosystem and the environmental conditions for …

In the 2018 presidential election, Brazil elected a fringe congressman, Jair Bolsonaro,
despite his radical rhetoric that would suffice to shake the public image of any candidate in …

There are rising concerns over the spread of misinformation in WhatsApp groups and the
potential impact on political polarization, hindrance of public debate and fostering acts of …

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app, is one of the main tools that Brazilians use
to keep in touch with friends and family, and do business. Increasingly, it is also a part of …

This article brings the results of an investigation into the role of WhatsApp audio messages
in the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections, proposing that instant voice messaging borrows …

Brazilians have adopted WhatsApp as a national media and communication infrastructure
over the past several years, although it is controlled by its private US-based owner …

The missives, spread through the country by the millions, have targeted voters ahead of
Brazil's fiercely contested presidential election. A final runoff between a far-right candidate …

Brazil has one of the highest rates of cases and deaths attributed to Covid-19 in the world.
Two factors contributed to the high rates: the Brazilian government underestimated the …