[whatshisface]

>Liquid and online democracy has failed, we are in an age of autocrats that have weaponized online propaganda and misinformation to directly reach their voters.

Give society a little time to react, this has only been a talking point for one election so far.

[andrew_]

I would argue three elections (Obama x 2). No campaign mobilized like Obama's before him. And it was widely hailed in part to staffers who were able to leverage the web and tap the base, and new eyes, using social media. Love him or hate him - his campaign was full of misinformation, and one can point to his platform on, and comments about, the intelligence agencies of this country as a prime example.

[solarkraft]

What misinformation did Obama spread?

Out of the last few presidents one especially comes to mind when thinking about profiteers of misinformation.