Mercosur, climate and immigration: the hoaxes targeting rural Europe
News from Latin America and Mercosur [Unofficial]
April 4, 2026
The European Commission and fact-checking experts have identified a growing wave of disinformation targeting rural areas and the agri-food sector across the continent, with campaigns exploiting the controversy surrounding the EU-Mercosur trade deal, climate skepticism and anti-immigration sentiment.
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