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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrench Social Media Flooded with Fake News
https://politicalwire.com/2017/04/22/french-social-media-flooded-fake-news/"SNIP..............
French voters have been deluged with fake news stories on their social media feeds ahead of the countrys presidential election, many from sources exposed to Russian influence,' The Independent reports.
Researchers from Oxford University found up to a quarter of the political links shared on Twitter in France were based on misinformation. They were identified as deliberately false and expressed ideologically extreme, hyper-partisan or conspiratorial views with logical flaws and opinions presented as facts.
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French Social Media Flooded with Fake News (Original Post)
applegrove
Apr 2017
OP
I see Trump is talking up Le Pen. I hope that causes a backlash in France against her.
applegrove
Apr 2017
#2
At least there would be a runoff no? Give the left a change to wake the f up and vote.
applegrove
Apr 2017
#6
Warpy
(111,294 posts)1. Well, what a surprise.
Putin wants to destroy the EU. It's the biggest economic threat he's ever faced. He'd love to see Le Pen get in and France quit the EU.
applegrove
(118,718 posts)2. I see Trump is talking up Le Pen. I hope that causes a backlash in France against her.
Warpy
(111,294 posts)3. Most of the French folks I talk to are lefties
who are absolutely appalled by the success of Le Pen. I know Dolt45 is pretty universally hated there, so I hope it backfires, also.
applegrove
(118,718 posts)6. At least there would be a runoff no? Give the left a change to wake the f up and vote.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)4. I hope they aren't as stupid as we were
to fall for all the BS.
Viva la France
JHan
(10,173 posts)5. I saw some.. the dead giveaway:
grammatical structure. It's like the bots put their propaganda through an online translator.