In an increasingly digitized global financial landscape, Wall Street is being shaped by the power of the media and influencers spreading misinformation or making bold predictions that can lead to risky investments with potentially disastrous consequences.
The recent election here in the U.S. and much of its run-up has brought the term “Fake News” into our lexicon as if it was something new, but the concept itself has been around for hundreds of years.
In these polarizing times, the emergence of the COVID-19 virus in early 2020 has not immediately provided a single political figure, nation-state or group to blame.