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European social media influencers say they were offered money to criticise the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine – SBS News
A disinformation effort to reduce confidence in coronavirus vaccines tried to enroll social media commentators in France and Germany. Here’s what happened next.
The mysterious London public relations agency sent its pitch simultaneously to social media influencers in France and Germany: Claim that Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine is deadly and that regulators and the mainstream media are covering it up, the message read, and earn thousands of euros in easy money in exchange.
The claim is false.
The purported agency, Fazze, has a website and describes itself as an influencer marketing platform connecting bloggers and advertisers. But when some of the influencers…
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