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What happens when you make up war stories and publish them on Twitter? We meet the man who invented ‘the battle of the cheese bladder’ in Iraq, and fooled supporters of Islamic State and the Shia militia alike. Plus, why one Pakistani man, recently deported from Scotland, generated an army of supporters online. The #DontDeportMajid hashtag was unsuccessful, but can similar campaigns like this ever be effective? Joining us in the studio is the ѿý’s ѿý Affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani. (Photo: Fake Stamp .Credit: Totallypic/Shutterstock. And Iraq-Conflict. Credit: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/GettyImages)
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