How a hoax story about betting on Le Pen fooled the internet
by Elena Cresci and Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#2NW38)
Tale of Brexiter who claimed his son bet 500 on far-right candidate to win French election amused many - but it was not true
You may have seen screenshots of tweets from a disappointed Brexiter who was trying to convince Ladbrokes his 13-year-old son put a 500 bet on Marine Le Pen winning the French election.
With the exception of Mussolini sitting on a whoopee cushion that one time, this may be the funniest thing ever involving a fascist. pic.twitter.com/tOKa3XDWZj
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