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Sao Paulo: Allegations of a dirty tricks campaign on WhatsApp dominated Brazil's presidential election race on Thursday, turning attention to social media manipulation following abuses uncovered in the US election and Britain's Brexit referendum two years ago.
Trailing leftist candidate Fernando Haddad accused the far-right frontrunner, Jair Bolsonaro, of"illegal"electoral tactics after a report that companies were poised to unleash a flood of WhatsApp messages attacking him and his Workers Party.
Bolsonaro denied the allegation, tweeting that the Haddad's Workers Party"isn't being hurt by fake news, but by the TRUTH."
The exchange happened 10 days before a run-off election that polls predict Bolsonaro a bluff, internet-savvy, pro-gun polemicist often compared to US President Donald Trump will likely win comfortably. (AFP)
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