What happened
Dagens ETC has published an article written by Laura Ingemarsson that addresses the digital survey Maktbarometern. The text states that the party AFS would sit in the Riksdag if algorithms were to decide the seats. However, the writer notes that Maktbarometern does not reflect reality or actual political elections.
Our analysis
The reporting highlights how far-right messages are favored by digital platforms, but the source text provides no figures for the party's actual reach or share of the vote. What is left out is how this digital impact affects the perceived threat and insecurity for new Swedes in everyday life. Since the source material is very brief, it is also not clear which platforms have driven the development or what will happen at the next official measurement.