(Reuters) SANTIAGO – Misinformation threatens to impact public opinion as Chile enters its final week before voting on a new constitution on Sept. 4.
Inaccurate claims, such as the draft constitution banning private property or allowing abortions in the ninth month of a pregnancy, have gone viral on social media in recent weeks.
One pollster found that 65% of respondents reported encountering misinformation in the last week of July.
Support has dropped for the new document and polls show voters are more likely to reject the new text.
