A few of your college students have in all probability watched influencers put up about successful 1000’s of {dollars} on TikTok this 12 months, however it was doubtless pretend! A WSJ investigation revealed a betting platform secretly paid over 800 influencers to put up pretend successful movies, totaling thousands and thousands in made-up income. This week’s FinCap Friday breaks down the scandal and teaches college students just a few easy questions that will help you spot hidden advertisements on social media. Test it out beneath:
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About
the Writer
Yanely Espinal
Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant dad and mom in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public colleges. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia Excessive College in 2007 earlier than happening to obtain her bachelor’s diploma at Brown College in 2011. As a Train For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She obtained her grasp’s diploma from Relay Graduate College of Training in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube movies about private finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely additionally loves to bop, sew, paint, take heed to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!
