Secom Coordinator Shares Post Encouraging Fake News Against Flávio: 'Let It Roll'
Graduated in journalism from the Paulista State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Reporter for Revista Oeste since September 2024.
TL;DR
- George Marques, a Secom official, shared a deleted post that urged users to continue spreading false news about Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
- The false information claimed that Flávio Bolsonaro and the PL party supported a proposal to remove Our Lady of Aparecida's title as Brazil's patroness.
- Marques stated the retweet was unintentional and that he disagreed with the original post's content.
- An electoral court minister ordered the removal of posts containing this falsehood from various social media platforms.
- The fake news recirculated a 2007 bill that sought to change the wording related to the patroness title, which was rejected and archived in 2008.
- Flávio Bolsonaro denied any intention to alter the title and attributed the story to the PT party.
- The disinformation campaign reached over 21 million views across numerous accounts.