Thursday, 1 November 2018

The Angle: Squeamish Misinformation Edition

Fake News 2018: Misinformation reached an all-time low in Brazil, Ciara Long writes, as the country elected its far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on the heels of a sustained and pernicious fake news campaign on WhatsApp, among other social media platforms, perpetuated by … his supporters. And maybe its impact could’ve been lessened, except Brazilians use WhatsApp for everything, according to Tania Menai.



from Stories from Slate https://ift.tt/2qjOt29

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