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The fear of seeing “fake news” disrupt the elections exists in France, as in other democracies. Three institutes tested the impact of false information on the French during the last presidential campaign.
False information flooded the presidential campaign. But for what effects on the French vote? A study wanted to provide an answer, by constituting two representative groups of the adult population. The first simply gave his intention to vote and the second was first exposed to fake news before saying who he was going to vote for.
Among the “fake news” presented to the second group, campaign themes such as purchasing power, or false quotes from parody accounts. This survey shows that these “fake news” have reinforced the vote in favor of Emmanuel Macron. Among the first group, 21% said they wanted to vote for the incumbent president, compared to 24% for French people exposed to fake news. The spread of “fake news” can thus strengthen the camp that is the target.
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