"In the 48 hours following the operation led by the Mexican army in Jalisco, hundreds of false or unverified posts circulated on various platforms. The attacks unleashed by the drug cartels in several states, with a succession of road blockades, vehicles set on fire, and clashes between federal security forces and armed groups, were magnified through content amplified by bots by the manipulation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and by the influence of the American far right."
"Various Instagram accounts shared videos and photographs without specifying their origin. It was impossible to determine whether these were recent recordings related to violent reactions by organized crime in different parts of the country, or whether they corresponded to archival material strategically reused to amplify the narrative of the wave of violence following El Mencho's capture."
Following the Mexican army's operation capturing Nemesio Oseguera (El Mencho), leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, widespread disinformation flooded digital platforms within 48 hours. Hundreds of false or unverified posts circulated as cartels launched violent attacks including road blockades and vehicle fires across multiple states. Bots, artificial intelligence tools, and far-right actors amplified this content. The Digital Media Observatory at ITESM documented how audiovisual content spread without verification or context, with Instagram accounts sharing videos and photographs of unclear origin. These images could not be confirmed as recent recordings of cartel violence or reused archival material strategically deployed to magnify narratives of chaos following El Mencho's capture.
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