Profiteers Are Exploiting US Election Conspiracies and Hate to Make Millions
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"The T-shirt may seem innocuous enough. But its slogan references a racist lie, spread by US presidential candidate Donald Trump, that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, had been eating local pets."
"United Patriot is one of four ecommerce companies identified by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) that have been advertising merchandise, often aimed at Trump supporters, using different levels of misinformation and hate speech."
"Evidence has shown that we engage more with content that is provocative and emotionally charged. Because algorithms on platforms such as Facebook promote this type of content to maximize user engagement."
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