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Social media rules. That's bad in a pandemic

Popular social media posts are filled with inaccuracies about science. They could damage public health during this coronavirus...

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Anti-vaxxers are gaining ground and can be in the majority within 10 years

This article was translated from Dutch

If the discussion of vaccinations were to be a battlefield, suspicion...

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Map reveals 'battlegrounds' between anti-vaxxers and pro-vaccination communities on Facebook as they fight to win over those undecided about the treatment

As scientists work tirelessly to develop a vaccine that keeps the deadly coronavirus at bay, the views of anti-vaxxers are...

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Anti-vaccine movement COVID-19 may compromise efforts to end pandemic, study warns

This article was translated from Portugese

Scientists from around the world are trying to develop a vaccine...

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The COVID-19 misinformation crisis is just beginning, but there is hope

Last year, the United States reported the greatest number of measles cases since 1992. According to the Centers for Disease...

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Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts?

A video laden with falsehoods about Covid-19 emerged on Facebook last week, and has now been viewed many millions of times....

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Thanks to Facebook, anti-vaxxers will soon be the majority - study

Researchers looking at how the anti-vaccination movement has exploded in recent years have found small but highly active...

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The “secret of success” of the opponents of vaccination

This article was translated from German

In the past few weeks, a virus has clearly shown us how vulnerable...

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Anti-vaxxers could rule Facebook within a decade, researchers warn

Anti-vaxxers could rule the social media conversation in a decade if authorities don’t step in, an analysis of Facebook...

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Anti-vaxx views could become the norm in a decade, study claims

Anti-vaxx views could become the norm in just a decade, a new study warns.

The finding, from research published in the...