Fact check: How videos are recycled for political purposes

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Recycling old content is a proven strategy for reaching audiences to spread political propaganda — regardless of political orientation. "Especially in times of crisis and conflicts, old videos and photos resurface on social media falsely presented in a current context," said Brittani Kollar, who leads media literacy efforts at the Poynter Institute . The US nonprofit supports fact-checking , training and media criticism. "In wars and conflicts, it's particularly hard to get video footage," she