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Chinese Americans targeted with ‘misogynistic and insulting’ election misinformation

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Rumors that Kamala Harris stole someone’s husband were translated into Chinese and posted on X, with the language becoming “even more inflammatory” In the year leading up to July , 228 major pieces of disinformation were targeted at Chinese -speaking users in a similar manner, garnering more than 4 m views.

Chinese -language misinformation about US election fraud is often linked to communism.

Chinese Americans have the lowest civic engagement rate among all AAPI ethnic groups.

Among 432 registered Chinese American voters, 81% speak languages other than English at home.

17% of Chinese Americans get most of their news from non-English sources.

As the election approaches, Niu is concerned that misinformation will spread among Chinese -American voters.