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Farmers' anger: fake news and tractors

Farmers' anger: fake news and tractors
France 24 Tuesday 07 July 2026, 13:58 UTC By Armen GEORGIAN 1 min read
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Farmers' anger: fake news and tractors Issued on: In Europe, recent farmers’ protests are fertile ground for planting the seeds of disinformation. Renaud Lefort reports on how the creators behind viral fake-news capitalised on the demonstrations by farmers against the MERCOSUR trade deal in front of the European Parliament. With AI-generated videos touting fabricated stories going viral and influencing public opinion, it means the protesters themselves - the farmers who travelled to Brussels...

Farmers' anger: fake news and tractors Issued on: In Europe, recent farmers’ protests are fertile ground for planting the seeds of disinformation. Renaud Lefort reports on how the creators behind viral fake-news capitalised on the demonstrations by farmers against the MERCOSUR trade deal in front of the European Parliament. With AI-generated videos touting fabricated stories going viral and influencing public opinion, it means the protesters themselves - the farmers who travelled to Brussels - have to be wary of being manipulated by the campaign of fake news.
Farmers (ORG) Europe (LOCATION) Renaud Lefort (PERSON) MERCOSUR (ORG) the European Parliament (ORG) Brussels (LOCATION)
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