Peter Jukes dissects how 'No 10 sources', mainstream broadcast journalists and an army of hired online activists tried to save Boris Johnson from himself.
Peter Jukes looks at a particular internet campaign conducted.
The article first gives background from the case of Jack Williment-Barr to the confrontation between Joe Pike & Boris Johnson.
The article goes into then a effort by media figures, including the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg and ITV’s Robert Peston, to move the newstory story on Boris taking Joe Pike’s phone to a fake tale about a punching. This came along a time on Twitter with a smear attempt to proclaim the case of Jack Williment-Barr was “fake” in further attempt to guard Boris.
Peter Jukes looks at disinformation efforts and the damage they can do, particular the worrying take of senior figures in both the BBC and ITV going for it. This is a most particular general election, indeed.