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Elections Brazil 2018: How to tackle misinformation on the internet?

A dangerous polarisation exists in our society. New technologies and digital media intensify a process of misinformation that feeds into this polarisation, but if we want fair elections, we must combat this. Español, Português

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A dangerous polarisation exists in Brazilian society. On one hand, there are 3000 million reales (725 million US dollars) in public resources from the Electoral and Party Politics Fund to be used during electoral campaigns by parties and candidates.

On the other, there are the legal gaps and shortcuts that facilitate the spread of fake news with sophisticated technology that can influence the results of the elections.

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