Profiteers have flooded social media with fake news and bogus videos since a powerful earthquake devastated Myanmar last month, exploiting the chaos with clickbait, analysts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/myanmar-fake-news-profits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #fakenews #misinformation #earthquakes
Making money out of a disaster: Fake news and the Myanmar quake
Online schemes prey on the heightened fears and appetite for news that follow any disaster or outbreak of war.Lin Taylor (The Japan Times)
