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1/ 🗳️ Disinformation is everywhere, not just on Facebook.

Up until Election Day, we're tracking and digging into who's bankrolling political mailers, paid social ads and sponsored content bombarding South Florida voters.

But first, we need your help.

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2/ Did you come across a campaign mailer or ad? Whatever you see, we want to analyze it.

You can flag ads and help build our Election Ad Decoder database by filling out the form below and uploading screenshots, screen recordings or PDFs.

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3/ Our reporters will dig into who’s bankrolling the political ad, look at the cost, and decode whether it contains false or misleading information about the election.

We’ll then add it to our searchable database, so others who see a similar ad can easily confirm its accuracy.
4/ We'll also:
• Flag ads with debunked conspiracies, doctored visuals or hate speech
• Show where your money will go if an ad asks for donations
• Tell you whether info on where and how to vote is accurate

What we *won’t* do:
• Fact check a politician's subjective claims
5/ Also: We want ads in *any* language!

Here’s a thread from @elnuevoherald in Spanish, in case you want to share with a friend. 👇

@elnuevoherald 6/ We’re down to text, too.

📲 If you see an ad we should know about, send it to our team at (305) 735-1915.

We’ll then keep you looped in with periodic SMS updates on the Election Ad Decoder project and our reporting.

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@elnuevoherald 7/ Have any questions, or want to talk to a reporter? Feel free to shoot us an email at ElectionAdDecoder@miamiherald.com, and we’ll be in touch soon.

We’ll send you updates once the project launches and any subsequent reporting ahead of Election Day.

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@elnuevoherald 8/ Don’t forget to share this link with a friend!

And knowing your family group chat, you might want to drop a link there, too — it’ll probably come in handy. 😬

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@elnuevoherald 9/ 🚨 The Election Ad Decoder will launch as a (free!) searchable database built in part by readers like you.

That’s because we value providing accountability and service journalism to South Florida, but we can’t do it alone.

Consider subscribing today:

account.miamiherald.com/subscribe/crea…

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