False information spread quickly on social media as thousands of Cubans took to the streets in the biggest anti-government protests in decades.
False information spread quickly on social media. Fake news reports following the protests included claims that Raul Castro had fled to Venezuela, that protesters had kidnapped a provincial Communist Party chief, and Caracas was sending in troops.
He said around 100,000 tweets using the hashtag were sent on July 9, but the following day it was 500,000. On July 11, it was 1.5 million.Cubans Cry for Help on Social Media: 'They Will Beat Us to Death As Well' But he added that spreading of misinformation and disinformation on social media has become common during major political events around the world in recent years."So it's not particularly surprising," he added.
But she said the organization does work to corroborate videos and images coming out of Cuba, and cross-reference with reliable sources of information and testimonies.Still, social media remains a"a fertile space" for attempts at political manipulation, Woolley said, while figuring out who is behind coordinated disinformation campaigns is"really tricky."
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