Madrid, Nov 7, 2024 (AFP) - Online disinformation exacerbates Spain flood disaster

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2024-11-07

The disinformation inundating social media during Spain's catastrophic floods threatened the crucial work of emergency services and exploited fear, anger and grief, an AFP investigation has found. The European nation's worst floods in a generation have killed more than 210 people, left dozens missing and submerged entire towns in mud, particularly in the eastern Valencia region. False messages multiplied on the web as torrential rains lashed Spai......

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