# Incident I00092: The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online * **Summary:** “Researchers and regulators say Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician, creates and profits from misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines.” * **incident type**: * **Year started:** * **Countries:** , * **Found via:** * **Date added:** | Reference | Pub Date | Authors | Org | Archive | | --------- | -------- | ------- | --- | ------- | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/technology/joseph-mercola-coronavirus-misinformation-online.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/technology/joseph-mercola-coronavirus-misinformation-online.html) | 2021/07/24 | Sheera Frenkel | New York Times | [https://web.archive.org/web/20240710141105/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/technology/joseph-mercola-coronavirus-misinformation-online.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20240710141105/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/technology/joseph-mercola-coronavirus-misinformation-online.html) | | Technique | Description given for this incident | | --------- | ------------------------- | DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE - PLEASE ADD NOTES BELOW