New York CNN —Election lies lead to election violence.
And, like in the US, the warning signs were apparent for some time, with election deniers mobilizing on social media ahead of the attack.
“We did see this coming,” Wendy Via, the president of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, told the Associated Press.
I say 100%, because it’s the same playbook.”That playbook is one of information warfare, where a propagandistic media machine is wielded to disseminate lies casting doubt on unfavorable election outcomes.
This can have a devastating effect swaying public opinion, especially in our modern society where lies quickly go viral on social media and trust in mainstream institutions has weakened.