Bloomberg debate video sparks new concern over social media disinformation
(The Guardian United States)

`Tongue-in-cheek´ clip falsely suggesting candidate silenced his rivals will not be removed from InstagramA heavily edited video of Mike Bloomberg´s performance at Wednesday´s democratic debate in Nevada has prompted fresh questions about disinformation policies on social media platforms.The video posted by the Bloomberg campaign to Instagram on Thursday paints a flattering portrait of the former New York mayor´s widely panned debate performance, showing Bloomberg´s Democratic rivals responding with an extended silence after Bloomberg says he is the `only one here, I think, that´s ever started a business`. While the former New York mayor did make that statement at the debate, the response was edited to make it look as though the other candidates had no response. Continue reading...