Brazilian candidate accused of spreading false news
Brazilian candidate accused of spreading false news
Fake news charges are heating up the presidential race before BrazilThe second round of October 28, with the center-left candidate on Tuesday accusing his rival's campaign of slandering him with false stories on social networks and messaging applications.
A fact-checking group said Fernando Haddad was subjected to a wave of false accusations, some accusing him of planning to close churches and distributing textbooks that teach children to be homosexual.
Haddad blamed his adversary, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, for planting or not condemning falsehoods.
"The lies come from him (Bolsonaro), so he will not accept any ethical commitment, he will continue to slander, insult," Haddad said. He said that his campaign had managed to eliminate 33 videos from social networks. "One had 3 million visits when it was removed, we tried to stop it, but people look at them."
Haddad asked Bolsonaro to sign a joint commitment against spreading false news before the second round, but Bolsonaro rejected the idea and called Haddad "a scoundrel" in a statement. Twitter submit.
Haddad said Tuesday that the refusal was "a test of dishonesty."
Bolsonaro, a former army captain, won the first round of voting on Sunday with 46 percent. The former mayor of Sao Paulo, Haddad, who was chosen by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva imprisoned to represent the Workers' Party, came in second with 29 percent.
The campaign of Bolsonaro had very little time on television, so he focused his efforts on social networks and messaging applications such as Whatsapp, whose users exchange information directly in an encrypted format, unlike other public platforms.
In Brazil, more than 120 million people use WhatsApp, which makes the largest country in Latin America home to almost one in 10 users worldwide.
A fact-checking project conducted by TV Globo found a recent false accusation that Haddad's life partner, Manuela D'Avila, wants to end the Christian holidays in Brazil. Another shows what appears to be a fraudulent result in a voting machine that gives a great advantage to the candidate of the Workers' Party. A third party falsely claims the president of the United States. Donald Trump Endorsed Bolsonaro.
The Associated Press follows five WhatsApp groups of Bolsonaro supporters. There is very little debate, but there are constantly memes, news, videos and audios that are sometimes true but very often manipulated.
Later, in an interview with the TV Band, Bolsonaro said he wants to fight against the false news against him in northeastern Brazil, without giving further details.
Bolsonaro said he regretted the killing of a voter from Haddad in Salvador by one of his supporters, but called it "an isolated incident." He said he does not approve of violence against adversaries, but he has no means to control what his voters do.
"I was the one who was stabbed, if someone wears a shirt of mine and it's excessive, what do I have to do with that?" Bolsonaro asked. The far-right candidate was attacked on September 6, underwent two abdominal surgeries and only left the hospital a week before the first round of voting.
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