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Far-right populist parties are way ahead of their traditional rivals in the race for voter attention on social media, where disinformation is stirring fear and rage around key issues in June’s European elections, experts say.
Platforms like Facebook, X, Instagram and others have been used by populist parties to spread misleading or false claims on hot topics such as the war in Ukraine, migration and regulations intended to protect the environment, as AFP’s fact-checkers have found.
“Populist parties are masters of a new type of propaganda. Disinformation is at the core of (their) communication strategies,” said consultant Johannes Hillje, who advises parties and politicians in Berlin and Brussels.
And the right-leaning parties have a lead in the quest for views and likes.
According to research by Politico magazine in March, …
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