Liberal, educated... and anti-vaxxer: pandemic births new vaccine doubters
Greer McVay insists she is “not an anti-vaxxer — not at all.” She is up-to-date with her own immunizations and had her son...
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Why is the ‘anti-vaxxer’ movement growing during a worldwide pandemic?
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...
Trump praises baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, says he appreciates support of its followers
President Trump gave a major boost to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, saying Wednesday that he appreciated the support...
Facebook bans some, but not all, QAnon groups and accounts
Facebook said it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend that users join groups...
Vaccines are safe. But huge numbers of people around the world say they wouldn't take a Covid jab
Neil Johnson, a physicist at George Washington University who is studying vaccine skepticism on social media, told CNN the...
Anti-Vax Posts Against Future COVID-19 Vaccine Steadily Increasing on Social Media, Researchers Warn
Misinformation about a vaccine linked to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is "steadily rising" on social media, experts say....
Congressional Republicans came a step closer Tuesday to welcoming into their ranks a promoter of the QAnon conspiracy theory,...
Lawmakers: Social Media Platforms Must Take Action Against Online Misogyny
Social media platforms must do more to protect women from the online attacks that too often end their public service careers,...
What women in Congress want from Facebook
About 100 female lawmakers from across the world have sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg...
House Democrats to Facebook: 'Do more' about harassment and hate targeting women
More than 30 House Democrats including Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York have ...