The Fake Iraqi Battle that Got ‘Hijacked’ Online
Meet the man who made up a battle on social media, and fooled supporters of Islamic State. Also, why did one former asylum seeker generate an army of supporters online?
What happens when you make up war stories and publish them on Twitter? We meet the man who invented ‘the battle of the cheese bladder’ in Iraq, and fooled supporters of Islamic State and the Shia militia alike.
Plus, why one Pakistani man, recently deported from Scotland, generated an army of supporters online. The #DontDeportMajid hashtag was unsuccessful, but can similar campaigns like this ever be effective? Joining us in the studio is the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani.
(Photo: Fake Stamp .Credit: Totallypic/Shutterstock. And Iraq-Conflict. Credit: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/GettyImages)
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