DISINFO: Greta Thunberg is a front behind which huge money is running
SUMMARY
There is every chance that the Czech proposal will stir up a lot of reactions in a Europe where the Greta teenager is just a front behind which huge money is running.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation narrative about Greta Thunberg, presenting her as a teenager manipulated by the adults who have economic or political interests. Greta Thunberg is a Swedish girl, green activist, who launched in 2018 the "Fridays For Future" movement, encouraging students to demand action on climate change from their governments. In September 2019 she was invited at UN Climate Action Summit where she had a speech addressed to world leaders. The claim is made amid the statement of the Czech prime minister on March 16, 2020: “Europe should forget about the Green Deal now and focus on the coronavirus instead.” Even though Poland and Czechia indeed called for suspending of the European Green Deal in order to focus all efforts on the health crisis, EU leaders decided to back 'green transition' in the pandemic recovery plan. Read here a similar case claiming that Greta Thunberg is part of a scheme to enrich a handful of financial giants. Read more about disinformation narratives on this topic in our analysis.