Meanwhile, authoritarian regimes have taken advantage of the confusion to discredit any information that contradicts their official version, presenting democracy as a chaotic and inefficient system. One of the greatest dangers of disinformation is the erosion of trust in institutions. When citizens stop believing in the media, in science, or in the electoral system itself, democracy loses its legitimacy. In this vacuum of trust, societies can become vulnerable to populist leaders who promise to restore order by eliminating dissent and absolute control of information. The problem is not just the existence of false information, but the inability to distinguish it from the truth. In a world where everything can be questioned and each person can have their own “reality,” “reality,” democracy risks becoming ungovernable. The solution is not to restrict information, but to educate the population in critical thinking, demand transparency in data management, and develop systems that prioritize veracity over virality. The future of democracy depends on society's ability to regain control over information.

Without a basic consensus on reality, politics becomes a game of manipulation and competing narratives, where truth no longer matters and only the power of whoever controls the most compelling solo queda el poder de quien story remains.