Disinformation

CARTOON: Scrambled eggs

Colombian president Alvaro Uribe warned his compatriots against change, claiming that it might damage the “eggs of security, confidence in investment and social policy.”

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CARTOON: The real Messiah

A Washington Post article which quotes allegations that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’syounger brother led the “12 Apostles” death squad resulted in renewed controversy about the Uribe family’s links with paramilitaries.

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CARTOON: Poll fights

Colombian presidential candidates Juan Manuel Santos and Antanas Mockus are involved in a never-before-seen neck-and-neck race in polls leading to the May 30 elections.  

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