Their intentions were totally apolitical: these guys just needed to earn some cash, in a town with lots of youth unemployment. I was fascinated by the idea that teenagers in far-off North Macedonia suddenly played a role in the American political landscape. When people realized that hundreds of fake news websites originated there, lots of big news organizations went there to report. At some point I saw a mention that Veles had become this unlikely hub of misinformation, spewing out fake news during the Trump election in 2016. I was reading about the Russian hacking, the role of Facebook and Twitter, “alternative facts”, and how the algorithms worked. Throughout the Trump era, I was boiling with frustration over all the lies and misinformation in the media. In this interview, Jonas Bendiksen tells the intricate story behind the creation of his most recent publication, The Book of Veles, a project whose unusual trajectory upon release was as bizarre as the subject matter that initially inspired it.Ĭan you tell us about why you initially became fascinated with the modern town of Veles in North Macedonia?
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