BBC Trending: The TikTokers inside an election fire-storm
BBC Trending speaks to influencers implicated in the cancellation of Romania's election
The Documentary Podcast · BBC World Service
May 7, 202522m 5s
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Show Notes
In the days before the presidential elections, influencers watched comments and content pour across TikTok in support of obscure far-right independent candidate Calin Georgescu. Georgescu’s victory was annulled and he has been banned from running in May's elections. Influencers at the heart of the story explain how it happened and demand answers.