Group that spread false Covid claims doubled Facebook interactions in six months
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/21/group-that-spread-false-covid-claims-doubled-facebook-interactions-in-six-months
Revelations about World Doctors Alliance pages raise questions about platform’s efforts to control misinformation
An international pressure group that spread false and conspiratorial claims about Covid-19 more than doubled the average number of interactions it got on Facebook in the first six months of 2021 in spite of renewed efforts to curb misinformation on the platform, according to a report.
Group that spread false Covid claims doubled Facebook interactions in six months
Oct 21, 2021, 11:15am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/21/group-that-spread-false-covid-claims-doubled-facebook-interactions-in-six-months
> Revelations about World Doctors Alliance pages raise questions about platform’s efforts to control misinformation
> An international pressure group that spread false and conspiratorial claims about Covid-19 more than doubled the average number of interactions it got on Facebook in the first six months of 2021 in spite of renewed efforts to curb misinformation on the platform, according to a report.