On Monday, BuzzFeed headlined, “These 8 Men Own As Much Wealth As Half The World.” This vital bit of information came with this supporting fact, courtesy of BuzzFeed special correspondent James Ball and UK editorial developer Chris Applegate: “The world’s eight richest men are worth $426 billion. The world’s poorest 3.7 billion people together own $409 billion — $17 billion less.”
Those statistics come courtesy of Oxfam. BuzzFeed tut-tuts:
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