WORKERS’ Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad laid the blame for a deluge of fake news stories at the feet of his right-wing rival Jair Bolsonaro yesterday.

A fact-checking group found that some of the stories accuse Haddad of planning to close churches and distribute textbooks teaching children to be gay.

The project run by TV Globo also found bizarre allegations aimed at Haddad’s running mate Manuela D’Avila. One claims she wants to cancel Christian holidays in Brazil.