Rescuers search for survivors amid the rubble of the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay on March 30, 2025. Creators and social platforms cash in as misinformation floods newsfeeds after Myanmar quake. — AFP
LONDON: Profiteers have flooded social media with fake news and bogus videos since a powerful earthquake devastated Myanmar last month, exploiting the chaos with clickbait that can reap tens of thousands in ad revenues, digital activists say.
Be it sensational images that go viral or fake rescue tales, the schemes prey on the heightened fears and appetite for news that follow any disaster or outbreak of war.
