Blame games on politically-targeted bot campaigns ‘irresponsible’ without verification, says researcher
Newsrooms ‘didn't do a great job’ when first reporting on the bots praising a Poilievre rally, and that’s ‘the danger in horse race political coverage,’ says media expert Brian Daly.
The lead researcher in a report debunking Conservative ties to a bot campaign backing Pierre Poilievre says politicians and the media should stick to verified information given the lag time to investigate the activity's origins.
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