A New Front in the Meme Wars
Purveyors of disinformation are targeting Americans with tactics pioneered by the populist authoritarian Rodrigo Duterte.
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. How Memes Led to an Insurrection
A president who understood the power of memes was able to send thousands of people into battle against democracy itself.
Getty; The Atlantic MAGA Is an Extreme Aberration
All movements adjust their tactics over time. The president’s most extreme supporters have concluded that violence is useful.
REUTERS / Leah Millis How Hate Groups’ Secret Sound System Works
White supremacists exploit the weaknesses in the social-media ecosystem as Facebook and Google struggle to keep up.
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