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Home » Counter-strategies » Dismantling corporate narratives » Conducting rebuttal research » CASE EXAMPLE: How Amnesty used rebuttal research into Shell’s claims about oil spills and sabotage

CASE EXAMPLE: How Amnesty used rebuttal research into Shell’s claims about oil spills and sabotage

Last updated: 8th November 2021

Amnesty research into Shell’s claims about oil spills and sabotage is a good example of rebuttal research.

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