Amy Klobuchar targets vaccine misinformation influencers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter As the Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues across the US, some lawmakers are concerned that ongoing misinformation and disinformation campaigns are exacerbating…
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Live Updates –Vaccine misinformation has been spreading on Facebook and Instagram for years
Vaccine misinformation has been spreading on Facebook and Instagram for years After years of allowing anti-vaccine groups and pages to rack up followers on its social network, Facebook announced last month that…
Live Updates –On Facebook and Twitter, people are posting a lot about “misinformation”
On Facebook and Twitter, people are posting a lot about “misinformation” It was hard to avoid misinformation online in 2020. A pandemic and a polarized presidential election had the internet swirling with…
Live Updates –Georgia Senate Runoff Targeted by Misinformation ‘Superspreaders’
Georgia Senate Runoff Targeted by Misinformation ‘Superspreaders’ “We’re taking every opportunity to connect people to reliable information about the election,” Mr. McAlister said. He said the company was also “deploying the teams…
Live Updates –Facebook and YouTube are losing the Covid-19 vaccine misinformation fight
Facebook and YouTube are losing the Covid-19 vaccine misinformation fight Social media companies like Facebook and YouTube have ramped up their policies against coronavirus misinformation and banned false claims about Covid-19 vaccines….
Live Updates –From Voter Fraud to Vaccine Lies: Misinformation Peddlers Shift Gears
From Voter Fraud to Vaccine Lies: Misinformation Peddlers Shift Gears The change has been particularly evident over the last six weeks. Election misinformation peaked on Nov. 4 at 375,000 mentions across cable…