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From top left: EU elections candidates Silvia Sardone, Jorge Buxadé, Jordan Bardella. From bottom left: Sebastiaan Stöteler, Grzegorz Braun, Anthony Robert Lee. (Photo: Adam Barnett via Wikicommons / YouTube.)

Analysis

The MEP hopefuls spreading false narratives on food and farming

From top left: EU elections candidates Silvia Sardone, Jorge Buxadé, Jordan Bardella. From bottom left: Sebastiaan Stöteler, Grzegorz Braun, Anthony Robert Lee. (Photo: Adam Barnett via Wikicommons / YouTube.)

Politicians have used their significant online platforms to spread misinformation on food and farming ahead of the EU elections, a new analysis shows.

Up to 360 million voters from 27 countries are casting their votes this week (6-9 June) to elect 720 MEPs to represent them in the European Parliament.

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DeSmog was founded in January 2006, is a journalistic and activist website that focuses on topics related to climate change. This article was shared with EUobserver with their permission.

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