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Weapons of Mass Deception

The online dirty tricks and social media bots rupturing relations in the Middle East.

It is almost a year since Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and their allies cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar. This week, ±«Óãtv Arabic journalist Owen Pinnell helps us reveal how allegations of hacked websites, bot armies and other online dirty tricks have fuelled the ongoing tensions between the two sides.

Presenter: Jonathan Griffin
Producer: Elizabeth Cassin
Editor: Edward Main

Photo Credit: Reuters

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Mon 4 Jun 2018 03:06GMT
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