Spanish Extremist Right-Wing Populist Campaign: Vox and the Pandemic as an Opportunity to Spread Hate Speech and Sinophobia

During the outbreak of Covid-19, populist extreme right-wing political party Vox has spread misinformation on China and its role in the origin and spread of the sars-coronavirus-2. This chapter addresses how Vox has expressed it on Facebook, which can be considered hate speech and Sinophobia. The performed critical discourse analysis of all posts made by Vox that mention China and Covid-19, from January 2020 to January 2022, including cross-platform content such as tweets, Instagram posts, and YouTube videos posted on Vox's Facebook page, revealed how platforms failed to contain hate speech and disinformation. Consequently, we suggest that the circulation of harmful and fake discourse can amplify racism against migrants and damage the foundations of democracy and a culture of peace.