Veles

How a Macedonian town became a ‘fake news’ epicenter

How a Macedonian town became a ‘fake news’ epicenter

  • Two years ago, a new source of income opened up when investors offered money to locals for producing news stories in support of Donald Trump who was campaigning to become the 45th president
  • The clickbait websites helped generate income in a country where youth unemployment is a whopping 55 percent
By AFP ·