“For the past few election cycles, the messaging app WhatsApp has been a major source of news and connection — and misinformation — for Latinos in the United States, a forum where they could swap memes, jokes and emojis with one another across the nation and Latin America,” the New York Times reports.
“Now, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, are joining the platform.”
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