Smear campaign against celebrity-endorsed nature reserve exposed
28 September 2024 Share Save Marco Silva Climate disinformation reporter, BBC Verify Share Save
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A nature reserve in the Philippines, which has been lauded by top climate activists and film stars, has come under a concerted disinformation attack on social media as it fights to continue its work, a BBC investigation has found. A network of nearly 100 fake Facebook accounts and pages were found to be spreading misleading claims about the Masungi Georeserve and its keepers. Most were taken down after the BBC asked Meta, Facebook’s parent company, about these accounts. Despite gaining international recognition for its reforestation efforts in the fight against climate change, the reserve is under pressure from illegal loggers, land grabbers, and quarrying companies. A spokesperson for the reserve said it was being “ganged up on” by local politicians, businesses and some officials in government.
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