Erin Elizabeth
Erin Elizabeth | |
|---|---|
 Erin Elizabeth in 2017 | |
| Born | Erin Elizabeth Finn 1970 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Alternative health advocate, blogger |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Mercola |
Erin Elizabeth Finn (born 1970) known as Erin Elizabeth, is an American alternative health advocate and blogger, who blogs under the name Health Nut News, and has been called one of the "disinformation dozen" responsible for 65% of Covid-19 anti-vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories on the internet and social media, according to a report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) in 2021.[1]
Career[]
Activist[]
Finn runs a website called Health Nut News.[2][3]
By February 2019, Pinterest had banned links to Health Nut News for their promotion of false and dangerous health information.[4]
On 13 May 2021, Facebook banned her personal and professional accounts as well as her 16 groups, for (according to an off-the-record source): “spammy and inauthentic behavior they relied on to build their audience. They misled people about the popularity of their posts and used fake accounts to spam people and evade our enforcement,”.[2]
Finn is "also known for sharing antisemitic content".[2] She receives affiliate marketing income for promoting disinformation videos.[2]
Personal life[]
Elizabeth is associated with Joseph Mercola, who has been described as "a major funder of the anti-vax movement who has made millions from selling alternative health supplements online."[2][5] She is based in Ormond Beach, Florida.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ Salam, Erum (17 July 2021). "Majority of Covid misinformation came from 12 people, report finds". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Gilbert, David (14 May 2021). "Facebook Is Finally Doing Something About the Biggest Spreaders of Anti-Vax Lies". Vice. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "About Health Nut News". Health Nut News. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Wong, Julia (2019-02-28). "Anti-vaxx 'mobs': doctors face harassment campaigns on Facebook". The Guardian.
Erin Elizabeth runs the website Health Nut News, links to which have been banned by Pinterest for consistently promoting harmful health misinformation.
- ^ Whyte, Liz (2021-06-21). "Spreading vaccine fears. And cashing in. - Meet the influencers making millions by dealing doubt about the coronavirus vaccines". Montana Free Press.
The vaccine-skeptical corners of the internet promote the same names again and again: the Bollingers; Dr. Joseph Mercola, who runs a supplement empire while dispatching near-daily anti-vaccine missives; Erin Elizabeth Finn, Mercola’s “better half,” who markets her own line of extracts and serums while airing vaccine doubts on her Health Nut News platforms;
- ^ "Contact Us". Health Nut News. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Erin Elizabeth Finn". propublica.org. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- Living people
- American anti-vaccination activists
- Pseudoscientific diet advocates
- American conspiracy theorists
- American women bloggers
- 1970 births
- Activists from Florida
- American women activists
- American sex workers