Sunday, January 19, 2025

Anti-vaccine lies and misinformation are amplified on social media

Anna Lee Mraz and Manuel Ortiz. Pen sula 360 Press [P360P]

An avalanche of lies and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is spreading across major social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google, with these corporations doing little to stop it, according to a recent report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).

The report, titled “Anti-Vaxx Playbook,” published by the CCDH, found that “even when users report misinformation to the platforms, less than 1 in 20 misinformation posts were removed.”