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The Mysterious Brazilian Bloggers

How were fake social media characters used to try to influence Brazil’s 2010 election? Also, who are the men in search of ‘Fraaandship’ online?

A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ investigation has found that a fake blog and fake social media accounts were created to support the campaign of the former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. The story goes all the way back to the 2010 election which Rouseff won. As Brazilians look forward to a presidential election later in 2018, we hear from Juliana Gragnani on her investigation.

Also, who’s behind the odd messages from male strangers that appear in your inbox on Facebook, or in your DMs on Twitter? Journalist Hussein Kesvani tells ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trending what happened when he struck up a conversation with a man who was in search of ‘Fraaandship’.

Presenter: Jonathan Griffin
Producer: Elizabeth Cassin

Image: Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff speaks during a campaign rally to launch Lula's presidential candidacy in Sao Paulo in January
Credit: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images

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