Revealed: BP’s ‘greenwashing’ social media ads as anger over fuel costs rose

Oil company spent 800,000 on social media influence ads after Labour proposed windfall tax

BP has spent more than 800,000 on social media influence ads in the UK this year that champion the company's investments in green energy, it can be revealed.

On Tuesday, BP announced a 14-year high profit of 7bn for the second quarter of this year. In the previous eight days, the company paid about 570,000 to Facebook and Instagram for influence ads that reached tens of millions of viewers in the UK.