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大象传媒 Trending: The Fake Iraqi Battle That Got 鈥楬ijacked鈥� Online

Meet the man who made up a battle on social media, and fooled fans of Islamic State.

What happens when you make up war stories and publish them on Twitter? We meet the man who invented 鈥榯he battle of the cheese bladder鈥� in Iraq, and fooled fans of Islamic State and the Shia militia alike.

Photo: Fake Stamp (Credit: Totallypic/Shutterstock) and Iraq-Conflict (Credit: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/GettyImages)

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Mon 15 Jun 2015 16:20GMT
大象传媒 World Service Online

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  • Mon 15 Jun 2015 16:20GMT
    大象传媒 World Service Online