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Fake news Bolsonazi stealing Brazil.. 2 days to stop him

As Brazil’s presidential election reaches its second round, support for rabid, homophobic extremist Jair Bolsonaro is being whipped up by an unprecedented tide of ‘fake news’, distributed on social media, particularly WhatsApp, writes Sue Branford.

‘Fake news’ is reaching millions of Brazilians, particularly through WhatsApp, which is used by 44% of the population to obtain their political information, according to a recent survey.

Mulheres protestam contra candidatura do político de extrema-direita Jair Bolsonaro

So much ‘fake news’ is reaching voters that it must be affecting the outcome of the election.

The allegations they are making about Haddad and the PT may seem wild to many of us, but they have been especially honed to appeal to the deeply ingrained social prejudices of potential Bolsonaro supporters. They are being believed by millions of people.

meme by Madonna. …Greenwald:’And you can go through the whole list of shocking comments. He once said in an interview that he would rather hear that his son died in a car accident than hear that his son is gay’.

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