Democracy Dies in Darkness
Distrust and violence flare in the central African nation as false claims spread that the outbreak — and the disease itself — is a hoax.
May 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDT1 minute ago
NAIROBI — As a deadly outbreak of Ebola spreads through the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one conspiracy theory is that nonprofit workers brought the disease to get more money. Another is that the outbreak has been fabricated to frighten the population and gain access to minerals, including gold.
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