COVID-19

Investigating the coronavirus: Who is cashing in?

ICIJ’s mission is to reveal injustice and hold the powerful to account. Do you know of someone exploiting the coronavirus crisis, or have another story to share? We’d like to hear it. (Ici en Francaisaquí en Español)

There are few sure bets in journalism, but there’s never been a major crisis that someone hasn’t seen as an opportunity to make a lot of money. And so it is with the raging coronavirus pandemic, which is spawning a cottage industry of scammersand fraudsters, authorities say, and providing opportunities for the powerful to abuse.

This week, and for the foreseeable future, I’m sharing journalism that shines a light on problems brought into focus by the pandemic. This edition is about profiteering reporting. Last week, I looked at testing in the United States.