Yonder (company)
[4] More recently, Yonder's CEO and researchers have provided expert commentary to the New York Times, Fast Company, and Axios about 5G and COVID-19 misinformation.[12] Ruth Reader, writing for Fast Company in April 2020, cited Yonder findings in an article on Anti Vaxxer faction involvement with narratives regarding Vitamin C and a hypothetical COVID-19 treatment saying, "In the past several years, social media has given a soap box to a previously niche group of people who are against vaccination."[13] Taylor Hatmaker, writing for TechCrunch in April 2020, cited findings in a new Yonder report] in relation to 5G conspiracy theories saying, "A report on coronavirus misinformation from the company notes "the mainstream is unusually accepting of conspiratorial thinking, rumors, alarm, or panic" during uncertain times — a phenomenon that explains the movement of misinformation that we’re seeing now."[15] Robert Windrem, writing for NBC News in 2018, cited the company's report on the Internet Research Agency in an article about Green candidate Jill Stein's 2016 campaign.[16] He also cited the company in 2019 to report increased activity on Russian bot-nets surrounding then-Democratic primary candidate Tulsi Gabbard.