Falsehoods plague elections as voters tackle Trumpian tactics

Trump was also a major presence in Hungarian politics, with the former US president personally endorsing far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of April elections that were rife with disinformation. — AP

WASHINGTON: From the United States to Brazil and Israel, a barrage of election-related misinformation hammered voters around the world in 2022, but many pushed back against the conspiracy-laden Trumpian tactic of sowing distrust in the democratic process.

A tsunami of falsehoods flooded Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube – from "deep fake" videos to doctored photos seeking to manipulate voters – with pro-democracy activists accusing the platforms of doing too little to combat the menace.