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Vaccine misinformation
Here we will share articles about and examples of misinformation related to vaccines, in particular the COVID-19 vaccines that are being developed and distributed. Please remember to use your news literacy skills before sharing information that could be misleading.
Update 1: Now includes quote from Dr McCray Widely shared claims on social media link to a video alleging that a future vaccine against COVID-19 would “genetically modify” humans. This claim is scientifically untrue. Example of the claims can be seen here and here and here . Most claims refer to a …
New research shows the bigger threat to public trust in a Covid-19 vaccine comes from smaller, better-connected Facebook groups. Vaccination proponents and misinformation researchers had been waiting for years for Facebook to take action against the biggest and most influential anti-vaccination …
"People are genuinely having real conversations, and people are asking questions, and I think that’s kind of magic," Kate Bredbenner said. Ashley Locke, 29, got her first injection this month as part of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial. Since she started the trial Nov. 16 in Nashville, …
As the potential roll-out of a vaccine for Covid-19 appears on the horizon, those monitoring anti-vaccine disinformation online say they are …
Decades of vaccine opposition exacerbated by viral COVID conspiracy theories have left France with a serious dilemma that could hamper efforts to …
CNN Business — Nearly two years ago, public health experts blamed social media platforms for contributing to a measles outbreak by allowing false claims about the risks of vaccines to spread. Facebook pledged to take tougher action on anti-vaccine misinformation, including making it less prominent in …