“…In the last decade, the consolidation of social media has favored its growth, thanks, among other factors, to the facilities for freedom of expression that these platforms offer. As happened on television, political actors use these digital media as a vehicle to highlight and amplify the adversary's past or present defects, errors, and contradictions, rather than highlighting their virtues (D'Adamo and Beaudox 2016;Ceron and d'Adda 2016;Valera-Ordaz and López-García 2014). In addition to criticizing the program, ideology, or trajectory of the opponent, there are other attacks based on arguments, both true and false, about his or her character or personal traits (Maier and Nai 2021;Stevens 2012;Lau and Pomper 2004).…”