Brazil: Fake news on Flávio Bolsonaro and patron saint ranks 3rd in social media political topics

A survey by Instituto DX recorded 977,600 posts and 8.5 million interactions since September 24, making a disinformation campaign about Flávio Bolsonaro and a patron saint the third-largest political topic on Brazilian social media. The item indicates an active disinformation operation targeting a political figure, but the underlying facts are unverified and the impact on electoral or political dynamics remains unclear.