US First Lady Jill Biden falls victims to online misinformation
By France24
15 December 2021 |
12:23 pm
Many doctored images and videos of Jill Biden are being shared by pro-Trump or "Let's go Brandon" accounts on social media, trying to spread fake news. In this edition of Truth or Fake, we tell you more on how to identify this type of misleading content online.
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