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US groups linked to COVID conspiracies pour millions of ‘dark money’ into Latin America

Some Christian right groups have denied that coronavirus cases exist – while others have claimed the virus was deliberately made by China. Español.

By Isabella Cota and Diana Cariboni
US groups linked to COVID conspiracies pour millions of ‘dark money’ into Latin America
A satirical poster of President Jair Bolsonaro saying COVID-19 ‘is just a flu’ in Brazil, where US-linked groups have also denied the virus exists. | Cris Faga/NurPhoto/PA Images
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Half a dozen US Christian right groups have poured millions of dollars into Latin America and have promoted misinformation about COVID-19 and other health and rights issues, openDemocracy can reveal today.

These groups are part of a bigger number of twenty Christian right groups that have spent at least $44 million of ‘dark money’ into Latin America since 2007. Several of them are linked to President Trump’s administration.

None of these organisations disclose the identities of their donors or details of how exactly they spend their money in Latin America. Many do not mention their Latin American operations on their websites.

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