a bit politicised but i hope it is starting to change. a growing number of republicans and conservative leaders have called on people to get vaccinated in recent days following a nearly three fold increase in coronavirus cases in the last two weeks. most of them involving people who have not been vaccinated. 56% of americans, including children, have now received at least one jab, but a new poll suggests that the majority of those who are yet to be vaccinated still say they are unlikely to do so. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a marketing agency that asked social media stars to spread disinformation to undermine public confidence in a covid vaccine is being shut down. in may, the company called fazze approached a number of internet personalities and offered to pay them to use their videos to promote fake claims about the safety of the pfizer jab. french and german authorities are investigating the firm, which claimed to be based in the uk. charlie haynes reports.
state in promoting its vaccine, sputnik. well, it s clearly someone with a vested interest. so far we know that the only state actor with an interest of promoting its own vaccine at the expense of others is russia. but also, it could be anyone, really. the russian embassy to the united kingdom told us that russia treats covid 19 as a global threat and, thus, are not interested in undermining global efforts the fight against it. we ve now had that fazze is being shut down. in the meantime, content creators need to be careful about spreading disinformation about covid 19 could get you banned on some platforms. charlie haynes, bbc news. let s speak to the reporter who you saw in that report. charlie haynes is with me now. tell us a bit more about the information or misinformation people were being asked to spread? 50. information or misinformation people were being asked to spread?- were being asked to spread? so, this was information were being asked to spread? so, this was informati
vaccinated in recent days following nearly a three fold increase in coronavirus cases in the last two weeks. most of them involving people who have not been vaccinated. 56% of americans including children have now received at least one jab, but a new poll suggests that the majority of those who are yet to be vaccinated still say they are unlikely to do so. a marketing agency that asked social media stars to spread disinformation to undermine public confidence in a covid vaccine is being shut down. in may, the company called fazze approached a number of internet personalities and offered to pay them to use their videos to promote fake claims about the safety of the pfizer jab. french and german authorities are investigating the firm, which claimed to be based in the uk. charlie haynes reports. the deal was, in exchange for money, i had to talk about the pfizer
them to use their videos to promote fake claims about the safety of the pfizerjab. french and german authorities are investigating the firm, which claimed to be based in the uk. charlie haynes reports. the deal was, in exchange for money, i had to talk about the pfizer vaccine, and the idea was that i had to say about the pfizer vaccine was three times more lethal than the astrazeneca vaccine. there s no nothing like hello or something like that. the email starts with my name is daniel, i m engaged in an information campaign regarding the covid 19 vaccine. the data leaks showed a significant number of deaths after the pfizer vaccination. we would like to invite you to share
of promoting its own vaccine at the expense of others is russia. but also, it could be anyone, really. the russian embassy to the united kingdom told us that russia treats covid 19 as a global threat and, thus, are not interested in undermining global efforts in the fight against it. we ve now heard that fazze is being shut down. in the meantime, content creators need to be careful, as spreading disinformation about covid 19 could get you banned on some platforms. charlie haynes, bbc news. several people have been arrested in sydney as thousands of anti lockdown protesters breached covid 19 restrictions in the centre of australia s biggest city. thousands joined the protests after authorities suggested covid 19 restrictions could remain in place until october, a number of them clashed with the police and were arrested. demonstrations have also taken place in melbourne and brisbane. 1a million australians are under strict stay at home orders as the authorities struggle to contain a su