[Air-L] Anyone working on fake news in Brazilian presidential elections?

[Bryce Newell]

My colleague David Nemer published this in The Guardian today:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/25/brazil-president-jair-bolsonaro-whatsapp-fake-news

On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 9:17 AM Marina Boechat <marina.boechat at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> As some of you may know, Brazil is in the middle of very tense presidential
> elections, in which fake news have been playing an alarmingly important
> role.
>
> Is anyone aware of any project tracking fake news in social media in Brazil
> during the current elections?
>
> More broadly, on the circulation of fake news in Whatsapp?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Marina.
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