EU mocked over use of Spiderman meme in propaganda push

The European Commission’s attempt at narrative warfare online was deemed Orwellian and clueless

The European Commission has faced ridicule after using a popular internet meme to portray critics of the EU as conspiracy theorists.

On Thursday, the bloc’s executive branch posted a variation of the well-known ‘Peter Parker glasses’ four-panel meme on social media. The format, taken from the Tobey Maguire-era ‘Spiderman’ films, typically...