Autism disinformation on Telegram soars in Latin America and Caribbean.

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Autism disinformation on Telegram soars in Latin America and Caribbean.

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Autism disinformation on Telegram soars in Latin America and Caribbean

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A new study looked at over 58 million pieces of content shared from 2015 to 2025 in 1,659 conspiratorial groups about autism across 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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