Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation
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The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.
“You’re going to love owning the platinum package,” Charlene Bollinger tells viewers, as a picture of a DVD set, booklets and other products flashes on screen. Her husband, Ty, promises a “director’s cut edition,” and over 100 hours of additional footage.
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Click the orange button, his wife says, “to join in the fight for health freedom” or more specifically, to pay $199 to $499 for the Bollingers’ video series, “The Truth About Vaccines 2020.”
The Bollingers are part of an ecosystem of for-profit companies, nonprofit groups, YouTube channels and others that stoke fear and distrust of COVID-19 vaccines.
The Bollingers are part of an ecosystem of for-profit companies, nonprofit groups, YouTube channels and others that stoke fear and distrust of COVID-19 vaccines.
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation
The Bollingers are part of an ecosystem of for-profit companies, nonprofit groups, YouTube channels and other accounts that stoke fear and distrust of vaccines. Author: MICHELLE R. SMITH and JOHNATAN REISS Associated Press Published: 11:19 AM CDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 11:19 AM CDT May 13, 2021
WASHINGTON The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.
“You’re going to love owning the platinum package,” Charlene Bollinger tells viewers, as a picture of a DVD set, booklets and other products flashes on screen. Her husband, Ty, promises a “director’s cut edition,” and over 100 hours of additional footage.
By MICHELLE R. SMITH AND JOHNATAN REISS | Associated Press | Published: May 13, 2021
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