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A Prominent Anti-Vax Group Is Spreading False Vaccine Info To Black Americans | NPR
by Will Stone
4 days ago
When a filmmaker asked medical historian Naomi Rogers to appear in a new documentary, the Yale professor didn't blink. She…
Spread of Misinformation About Face Masks and COVID-19 by Automated Software on Facebook | JAMA Network
by John W. Ayers, Brian Chu, Zechariah Zhu, et al.
5 days ago
The dangers of misinformation spreading on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic are known. However, software that allows individuals to…
How Academic Pirate Alexandra Elbakyan Is Fighting Scientific Misinformation | VICE
by Eleanor Cummins
5 days ago
In the decade since Alexandra Elbakyan founded Sci-Hub, science’s so-called “pirate queen” has amassed more than 85 million full-text research…
Judge inserts coronavirus vaccine misinformation in gun ruling | The Washington Post
by Aaron Blake
6 days ago
The true extent of coronavirus vaccine misinformation is something that, like all misinformation, is difficult to gauge. Many Americans — particularly…
Covid is an opportunity to change US public health equity forever | MIT Technology Review
by Mia Sato
6 days ago
“The problem right now is that it’s being talked about so much as a choice,” says Brunson, who points out…
Vaccine Hesitancy: One Person’s Journey From a Firm No to Almost . . .But Not Quite . . . Yes | Black Voice News
by Phyllis Kimber Wilcox
7 days ago
America is gaining ground regarding the numbers of people who have chosen to be vaccinated. Although many have chosen to…
Factually: News was a potent cure for the infodemic, report says | Poynter
by Harrison Mantas
June 4, 2021
Last week, a report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found that citizens in eight countries still…
Black community tackles vaccine hesitancy in Alabama but Trump supporters resist | The Guardian
by Oliver Laughland
June 4, 2021
Omar Neal had every reason to be skeptical. Here in Tuskegee, Alabama, where roadways are dotted with signs that read…
YouTube “echo chambers” may increase covid-19 vaccine hesitancy | New Scientist
by New Scientist and Press Association
June 4, 2021
People who use social media to obtain information are less willing to receive a coronavirus vaccine than others, according to…