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Brazilians Receive Fake Disaster Alert Containing the Word "Misanthropy"

Folha (English) · Jun 22, 2026, 4:01 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Residents of several major Brazilian cities received an "extreme alert" notification from Civil Defense on Friday night (19) and early Saturday morning (20) with an unusual message: instead of warning about a real natural disaster threat, the message contained the word "misanthropy" or variations su

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