PM PIERRE WARY OF DIGITAL DISINFORMATION IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE

PRIME MINISTER HAS WARNED OF A PERCEIVED METEORIC RISE OF DIGITAL FALSEHOODS IN THE PARTISAN POLITICAL SPHERE THAT HE BELIEVES THREATENS THE ISLAND'S ECONOMIC BEDROCK. IN A CANDID INTERVIEW WITH STANLEY LUCIEN, PRIME MINISTER PHILIP J PIERRE LAMENTS HOW THE MISUE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE PURPORTEDLY TRANSFORMED LOCALIZED POLITICAL RHETORIC THAT COULD IMPERIL SAINT LUCIA'S REPUTATION.