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People abroad don't understand the level of interference Meta & bots had in these elections. 5 days before the election a far-right politician posted a fake news video that got 157 MILLION views on Instagram in 24hs. For reference, GTA 6's reveal trailer got 90 million views on YouTube in 24hs.

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That's more than one view for every voter in the election. It's very nearly one view for every adult in Brazil - and keep in mind, Brazil has 80-90% of all Portuguese speakers on the planet, so most of those views were in Brazil.

The timing matters as much as the number: five days out leaves little room for journalists, fact-checkers, or opponents to reach everyone who saw the original. Viral distribution can decide what voters encounter before correction catches up

The worst part isn't that we don't understand, but that we don't even know. I dunno about the rest of the world, but I'm sure that none of what happened to Brazil got to any relevant italian news source. But to be fair our state-owned television(s) are already busy hiding or lying about our protests