SANTIAGO ¨C Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, whose government has been rocked by riots over inequality, ignited a fresh wave of anger after claiming that ¡°many¡± videos on social media of police abuse of demonstrators were ¡°fake news¡± and that unrest is being fomented by foreign governments.
Pinera told CNN Chile in an interview that there had been a ¡°gigantic¡± disinformation campaign with videos circulating on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter that had been ¡°filmed outside of Chile or misrepresented.¡±
¡°There has doubtless been some participation by foreign governments and institutions,¡± he said.
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