Here's How Google Sends Advertising Dollars to Fake News Sites
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Special Report: Top brands are sending $2.6 billion to misinformation websites each year - NewsGuard
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As a result, the news and information ecosystem that is so important to a functioning democracy and civil society has suffered a double whammy. First, as we have seen, the social media platforms’ recommendation engines have promoted misinformation and disinformation. Second, we have now seen how programmatic advertising has provided financial suppo
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