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A second scourge strikes the flooded south of Brazil: Disinformation

SAO PAULO (AP) — While the floods that have devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state have not yet subsided, another scourge has spread across the region: Disinformation on social media has disrupted desperate efforts to deliver aid to hundreds of thousands of people in need. Fake posts sparking outrage include: Official agencies’ failure to… Read More »