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The belief that vaccines are dangerous and related anti-vax views
If you’re spending a lot of time online these days — and thanks to the pandemic, many of us are — you’ve probably heard of QAnon, the sprawling internet conspiracy theory that has taken hold among some of President Trump’s supporters.But unless you’re very online, you likely still have questions …
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One of the more hopeful developments at tech platforms this year has been their investment in removing misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter were all relatively quick to acknowledge the threat that COVID hoaxes represent, and have worked to purge it from …
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Greer McVay insists she is “not an anti-vaxxer — not at all”. She is up to date with her own immunisations and had her son vaccinated when he was a child. But she fears the development of a vaccine for coronavirus is being dangerously rushed, in part to improve Donald Trump’s prospects ahead of the …
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As the world continues to battle the coronavirus, it is also fighting a different sort of epidemic: misinformation. This “infodemic” is just as harmful as COVID-19 itself, leading people to downplay the severity of the disease and ignore public health advice in favor of unproved treatments or …
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INDIANAPOLIS — If you’ve spent any time online since March, chances are you’ve come across — or possibly shared — conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Some are tamer than others, but many have gained traction and spread through social media. Some examples of the current and most rampant conspiracies …
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There are growing fears swathes of Australians will refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with conspiracy theorists pushing misinformation in a social media “war”. Thousands of anti-vaxxers have executed a co-ordinated attack on the nation’s leaders and politicians bombarding their Facebook …
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Children’s Health Defense, a group founded by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is suing Facebook and its fact-checking partners for rejecting ads and labeling debunked claims about vaccines and 5G networks. The complaint against Facebook, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and the fact-checking …
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TOPLINE Two people with familial ties to the White House spread a bizarre, baseless conspiracy theory on social media this week that linked billionaire Bill Gates and his work to aid in developing a coronavirus vaccine to an ulterior motive to control the masses via microchip, despite having been …
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Misinformation about a vaccine linked to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is “steadily rising” on social media, experts say. The warning comes from a team of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) researchers who unveiled a new academic paper this week—(S)pin the Flu Vaccine: Recipes for …
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In February, five months before she became known as “QAnon Karen,” there was no one more terrified of the coming pandemic than Melissa Rein Lively. “I bought the N-95 masks. I bought the hazmat suit,” she said. “In my mind, a zombie movie was imminent.” At the time, Rein Lively said her career was …
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