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How not to get digitally duped this election
Manage episode 478298355 series 2641716
Guest: Toronto Star reporter Alex Boyd
As Canada heads toward a federal election, the online information landscape is getting messier, more manipulated, and harder to recognize in real time. From repurposed Facebook groups to shady digital operations selling conspiracy-laced content and merch, these tactics are designed to grab attention and slowly shift public opinion. We talk about the strange case of the local buy and sell group in Hamilton, that morphed, almost overnight, into a far-right pro-Trump hub.
Produced by Saba Eitizaz, Paulo Marques and Sean Pattendon
1052 episodes
Manage episode 478298355 series 2641716
Guest: Toronto Star reporter Alex Boyd
As Canada heads toward a federal election, the online information landscape is getting messier, more manipulated, and harder to recognize in real time. From repurposed Facebook groups to shady digital operations selling conspiracy-laced content and merch, these tactics are designed to grab attention and slowly shift public opinion. We talk about the strange case of the local buy and sell group in Hamilton, that morphed, almost overnight, into a far-right pro-Trump hub.
Produced by Saba Eitizaz, Paulo Marques and Sean Pattendon
1052 episodes
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