Cyabra’s Post

❗Misinformation and Bot-Led Threats Against Healthcare CEOs Surge Online Following the Death of Brian Thompson Weeks after the tragic murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, social media discourse continues to rage with misinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories about the murder, alongside violent threats targeting CEOs of other major healthcare insurance companies. 🏥 Here’s what Cyabra uncovered: 🤖 Bots in the discourse: 15% of violent and threatening posts originated from bots, using hashtags like #DenyDefendDepose, #CEOAssassin, and #TheClaimsAdjustor to amplify their messages. 📢 Misinformation, conspiracies, and fake news: Spread mainly by authentic profiles, false and toxic narratives reached over 483 million potential views. 🗣️ The false narratives linked Brian Thompson’s murderer with the Illuminati and Deep State, and accused both Thompson’s grieving wife and politician Nancy Pelosi of plotting the murder. Read the full analysis on Cyabra’s blog: 🦉 https://lnkd.in/dq2xkXSE #Disinformation #Misinformation #FakeNews #Conspiracy #AIForGood

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