> To give you an idea, Georgescu’s TikTok presence was carefully crafted: short clips showing him speaking "against the system," promising to "free Romania from foreign control," heavily relying on emotional imagery like children, old people, and national flags (Tukiainen, 2024). These were sprinkled with half-truths and out-of-context data, making them seem plausible to those scrolling fast without fact-checking. The persuasive power came not from logic, but from emotion, repetition, and algorithmic amplification.
Isn't this what literally every politician does?