Volunteer groups with progressive backing have stepped up to confront disinformation campaigns on ethnic media platforms—but not without controversy.
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One Fact Check at a Time: How Asian Americans Are Waging War on Digital Misinformation
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Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, baseless claims and disinformation campaigns are flourishing on ethnic media platforms where Asian immigrants connect.
The Yappie’s Shawna Chen reports on Viet Fact Check and the Xīn Shēng Project, two groups with progressive backing that have stepped up to confront the tide of digital falsehoods—but not without controversy.
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