In August 2020, Facebook removed a disinformation campaign consisting of over 100 accounts and pages belonging to CLS Strategies, a U.S.-based strategic communications firm with close ties to the U.S. government and the Democratic Party. The PR firm promoted right-wing forces in Bolivia, Venezuela and Mexico.
Information warfare, a common type of U.S. unconventional warfare against Latin American countries, has always been in the U.S. Monroe Doctrine Toolbox, since the inception of the Monroe Doctrine 200 years ago.
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