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Russian marketing company
Fazze
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMarketing
ParentAdNow

Fazze is an influencer marketing agency. It is a subsidiary of AdNow, a Russian-based marketing firm. The agency was behind a multi-country campaign to spread COVID-19 disinformation online. Fazze, a Russian marketing firm affiliate, maintained a network of 65 fake Facebook and 243 fake Instagram accounts as part of a disinformation campaign targeting Western-made vaccinations, according to a Facebook investigation.

References

  1. Pannett, Rachel (August 11, 2021). "Facebook bans Russian disinformation network that claimed coronavirus vaccines turn people into chimpanzees". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  2. "Facebook shuts accounts in anti-vaccine influencer campaign". the Guardian. Associated Press. August 11, 2021.
  3. Fisher, Max (July 25, 2021). "Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming". The New York Times.
  4. "Facebook removes anti-vax influencer campaign". BBC News. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  5. Rawnsley, Adam (2021-08-10). "Russian Trolls Spread Wild Lie That COVID Vax Turns People Into Chimps". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-08-13.


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