By Erbol: HE SPOKE OUT ABOUT THE BANKS Arrest of financial TikToker sparks controversy over freedom of expression, while ASFI defends its complaint The family of the TikToker demands his release. Photo: Mercedes Fernández. The arrest in Santa Cruz of Juan Carlos Villafuerte, a TikToker focused on finance and cryptocurrencies, has ignited a controversy surrounding…
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Candidates in the Media: Debates Become a Breeding Ground for Disinformation | Candidatos en los medios: los debates fueron el caldo de cultivo para la desinformación
By Visión 360: 2025 Elections In the third week of July, disinformation focused on televised electoral debates, which media outlets had opened as part of their coverage. Misleading accounts took advantage of these spaces to spread false and deceptive content about candidates. Bolivia Verifica The media opened more space for electoral coverage through debates that…
El Alto: Alleged pro-Evo official caught taking photos of electoral material | El Alto: Sorprenden a presunto funcionario evista tomando fotos a material electoral
By Hans Franco, Red Uno; Eju.tv: He claimed he was following instructions from MAS deputy Gladys Quispe Chura. La Paz, Bolivia.- Government Minister Roberto Ríos reported this Friday about an incident in the city of El Alto, where a man was caught taking photos in the area where electoral materials for the upcoming general elections…
THE FOOLISH VOTER AND THE BOLIVIA IT DESERVES | EL ELECTOR SONSO Y LA BOLIVIA QUE MERECE
By Oscar Antezana: Just days (not months) away from the elections, at least two trends have emerged. First: the two main opposition candidates are expected to get more votes than Andrónico. That is, it’s almost taken for granted that MAS is no longer a threat. But at this point, the worst sin is complacency. On…
Who pays to discredit Tuto and Samuel? | ¿Quién paga para desacreditar a Tuto y Samuel?
By Marco Antonio Chuquimia, El Deber: Bolivia Verifica uncovers Bs 200,000 social media campaign against Tuto and Samuel Investigators reached the page administrators, who then chose to go into hiding An investigation published by the portal Bolivia Verifica revealed that between May and July of this year, a social media campaign was carried out with a Bs…
The national minimum wage is devalued against the parallel dollar | El salario mínimo nacional se devalúa frente al dólar paralelo
By El Diario: Despite the 5% wage increase set by the government for this year, from 2,500 to 2,750 bolivianos, the widening gap between the official and parallel exchange rates has caused a 50% devaluation. A few days ago, Bloomberg reported that Bolivia’s national minimum wage is the third lowest in the region using the…
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