- Zero Hedge, a financial blog that rose to popularity in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, was permanently suspended from Twitter for what the platform deemed as spreading misinformation over the Wuhan coronavirus.
- The site has been described as "far-right" and "pro-Trump" after it was first established as a strong voice offering counter-culture takes in finance and politics.
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The financial blog Zero Hedge was permanently suspended from Twitter on Friday after it published an article identifying a Chinese scientist it claimed created the deadly Wuhan coronavirus.
A report from Buzzfeed News first captured on the controversy, which labeled Zero Hedge a "far-right" and "pro-Trump" news site, reflecting the long way the site has come since it began posting insider financial knowledge and humor in around the 2008 financial collapse.
Since its rise to popularity among Wall Street insiders, Zero Hedge has since become best known for its sensationalist headlines and gruff take on the world's news.
Here's the history of the controversial publication.