Special Report: Fake news, bogus complaints: Leaked files reveal how a global reputation-management firm makes unflattering web content disappear

Eliminalia, a Spain-based company, made millions of dollars using deceptive tactics to remake the online images of more than 1,500 clients over six years, internal records show. Those documents were leaked to Forbidden Stories, a Paris-based journalism nonprofit organization that shared them with The Washington Post and more than two dozen other media partners for a project called "Story Killers." ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts Post investigations, major projects and important reads   Special Report Feb. 17, 9:03 a.m. EST Fake news, bogus complaints: Leaked files reveal how a global reputation-management firm makes unflattering web content disappear Eliminalia, a Spain-based company, made millions of dollars using deceptive tactics to remake the online images of more than 1,500 clients over six years, internal records show. Those documents were leaked to Forbidden Stories, a Paris-based journalism nonprofit organization that shared them with The Washington Post and more than two dozen other media partners for a project called "Story Killers." Read more   Advertisement

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