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Articles tagged with "Misinformation"

22.09.21

Global Health

Oxygen giant spreads misinformation in Namibia

Namibian hospitals were wrongly told that switching to onsite oxygen generator plants could put human life at risk, the Bureau has learned

18.09.21

Global Health

Financing fake news: Nike and Amazon advertise on Covid conspiracy sites

‘Opaque by design’ system funnelling money from major brands towards dangerous outlets

25.08.21

Global Health

Oxygen companies put profit above patients by spreading misinformation in Mexico

​​As Covid-19 threatens to overwhelm Mexico’s health services, gas companies have spent time, effort and money deterring hospitals from installing cheaper, more reliable on-site oxygen plants

10.06.21

Big Tech

So much hot air: Twitter and Facebook let quack Covid cures spread unchecked in India

Social media platforms are failing to get to grips with a wave of dangerous misinformation targeting Indians on social media

11.04.21

Big Tech

Instagraft: Covid conspiracy theorists selling silver spray and $50 seawater

The Bureau has identified more than 100 Instagram accounts using the platform to make money through spreading misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines

28.02.21

Big Tech

Factchecks and fake news – but Facebook still let them post

Despite changing its rules after the Bureau found reams of misinformation on its platform, Facebook was still letting popular pages post dangerous false statements about Covid-19 and vaccines

31.01.21

Big Tech

Misinformation market: The money-making tools Facebook hands to Covid cranks

The Bureau has found hundreds of pages using monetisation tools designed by Facebook while spreading dangerous misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines

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