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Beyer on why an Internet hoax mocking the Swedish flag failed | BBC

November 21, 2017

Author:

Jessica L. Beyer
A mock up of a 'crescent and star' Swedish flag was produced by alt-right activists.
A mock up of a 'crescent and star' Swedish flag was produced by alt-right activists.

Lecturer and Cybersecurity Lead at the Jackson School Jessica Beyer is quoted in a BBC Trending article titled “A failed ‘Swedish flag’ hoax shows the decline of the extremist 4chan message board” analyzing why the attempt failed by Internet pranksters who tried to start a hoax campaign to change the cross on the Swedish flag to a Turkish-style crescent and star. 

 

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About the Author

Jessica_Beyer

Jessica L. Beyer is an Acting Assistant Professor in the Jackson School of International Studies and author of 'Expect Us: Online Communities and Political Mobilization' (Oxford University Press, 2014).