In the new era where “social media is king”, Ukraine followed in the footsteps of the United States with presidential candidates spending substantial amounts on spreading dirt about their political opponents. Thankfully, Facebook recently made it easy to track down page founders.
2019 Presidential Election
Hromadske: $250,000 spent on dirt against Poroshenko’s presidential opponents
A picture taken on Feb. 8, 2019 shows people walking by placards depicting Ukrainian entertainer and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky and oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, looking out from his back, and reading 'Servant of oligarch, doll of oligarch' is seen glued prior to Zelensky performance in western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Feb. 8, 2019.
