EU takes on fake news ahead of elections
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 1 April 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Online fake news and hybrid campaigns increase ahead of European elections, investors are concerned about President Lula’s interventions in the economy, and China’s factory activity has expanded for the first time in six months.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Europe battles ‘avalanche of disinformation’ from Russia
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva steps up interventions in Brazil’s largest companies
China’s factory activity adds to signs of recovery
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| 0:00.0 | The UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.0 | Learn more at equinore. |
| 0:10.0 | At Aquinore. UK. Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Monday, April 1st, and this is your |
| 0:17.8 | FT news briefing. There's a new bright spot for China's economy and disinformation is a huge concern |
| 0:26.2 | going into this year's European elections. Plus investors are getting antsy |
| 0:31.4 | about Brazil's president. |
| 0:33.0 | So there have been a couple of high profile cases where Lula's government is accused of political |
| 0:38.2 | interference in some of Brazil's biggest and most important companies. |
| 0:41.6 | I'm Kasha Brussalian and here's the news you need to start your day. There's some good news for China's economy. The country is seeing an uptick inactivity from its factories. |
| 1:02.0 | This is the first time that manufacturing has increased in |
| 1:05.2 | China in half a year. Industrial profits also recently hit a 25 month high. A lot of that is |
| 1:12.2 | thanks to a boost in export orders. That's being led by |
| 1:15.5 | things like rubber and plastic products, cars and computer equipment. However, China's |
| 1:21.4 | National Bureau of Statistics warns that there is still, quote, insufficient market demand. |
| 1:27.0 | They say the government will need to offer more state support to manufacturers in order to keep up momentum. |
| 1:33.0 | In just a few months, |
| 1:38.0 | in just a few months, |
| 1:40.0 | millions of people across Europe will hit the ballot box. |
| 1:44.0 | The European Union is holding parliamentary elections in early June, and the results will shape |
| 1:49.2 | the political direction of the block. |
| 1:52.3 | Campaigns are now in full swing, but alongside the traditional |
| 1:55.2 | stump speeches and glossy TV ads, there's also a flood of disinformation and |
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