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Facebook and TikTok kill fake news story in Italy

A fake news story claiming that Italy might leave the EU if there was low turnout at this weekend’s elections shared on Italian social media was taken down by big tech platforms this week.

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"Don't vote!" read the last sentence of the screenshot. [Alessia Pierdomenico / Shutterstock]

Théophane Hartmann Euractiv 07-06-2024 13:48 3 min. read Content type: News Euractiv is part of the Trust Project
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Updated: 01-10-2024

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