E-commerce company Etsy is the latest target of a baseless far-right conspiracy theory: “The new Wayfair”

by ALEX KAPLAN at mediamatters.org Far-right online figures are spreading a conspiracy theory claiming the e-commerce platform Etsy is hosting a child trafficking market — reminiscent of the baseless claim that targeted the online furniture and home goods retailer Wayfair in 2020. Some far-right figures are even calling Etsy “the new Wayfair,” as the conspiracy theory spread […]