Media Literacy and AI-Generated Election Disinformation Survey in Ecuador, 2025

A mixed-methods research dataset of 405 survey participants, 12 expert interviews, and 6 focus groups with 35 participants from Ecuador. The study analyzes how media and information literacy levels among vulnerable groups condition exposure and responses to AI-generated electoral disinformation ahead of the 2025 presidential elections. The dataset was authored by Abel Suing and last updated on May 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between demographic factors and perceived impact of disinformation based on survey data.
• Study qualitative themes on institutional regulation demand from expert interviews and focus groups.
• Investigate differentiated vulnerability to disinformation among rural groups, women, and older adults based on described findings.

Strengths

• Includes data from 405 survey participants, providing a quantitative basis for analysis.
• Combines quantitative survey data with qualitative insights from 12 expert interviews and 6 focus groups.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for open reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the primary survey data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (106.7 KB), indicating limited scope, likely containing summary statistics or a codebook rather than raw individual responses.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Mixed-methods approach executed through surveys, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions.

Time Range

Context relates to the 2025 Ecuador presidential elections.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 05:35:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ecuador