German Greens election hopeful targeted by fake news AFP 4 hrs ago AFP © David GANNON Annalena Baerbock, co-leader of Germany s Green party and chancellor candidate for the upcoming general election, has been the subject of fake news
With Germany s Green party leading the polls ahead of September s general elections, the ecologists would-be successor to Angela Merkel has become increasingly targeted by internet trolls and fake news in recent weeks. © Markus Schreiber One bizarre claim aimed at discrediting Annalena Baerbock is that she wants to ban household pets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
From wild claims about CO2-emitting cats and dogs to George Soros photo collages, 40-year-old Annalena Baerbock has been the subject of a dizzying array of fake news, conspiracy theories and online attacks since she was announced as the Greens chancellor candidate in mid-April.
German Greens election hopeful targeted by fake news
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