Newswise
New study reveals how mainstream Facebook communities were already heavily intertwined with groups opposing best-science guidance long before COVID-19 vaccines arrived.
Russian media drives online hate
Axios
There is a clear and growing link between Russian propaganda and online far-right extremism globally, according to a new study from researchers at the George Washington University.
Facebook Parenting Groups Are The New Target For Extremist Misinformation
Forbes
Any parent knows that Facebook mom groups are a confusing mix of support, criticism and downright bad advice. But they were still mainstream communities where parents could find connection around what can often be the lonely job of raising kids.
What the Boogaloo Bois and ISIS Have in Common
As QAnon Conspiracy Theories Draw New Believers, Scientists Take Aim at Misinformation Pandemic
Newsweek
The first three “nodes” of the conspiracy-theory network known as QAnon arose in 2018 in the persons of founders Tracy Diaz, Paul Furber and Coleman Rogers. They had figured out how to profit from promoting the posts of “Q,” a mysterious figure claiming to have inside information on a mass arrest, undertaken with the blessing of Donald Trump, that nabbed Hillary Clinton and others for running a pedophile ring.
How Pinterest Beat Back Vaccine Misinformation
PBS
The battle over misinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic has pitted health experts, parts of the public, and the leaders of online platforms against one another. So far, one social media giant seems to be winning the fight against falsehoods: Pinterest.
Why The Anti-Vaxxer Movement Is Gaining Ground Amid A Pandemic
The Straits Times
The fear that politics is driving vaccine approvals and a distrust of Trump are playing into wider safety fears in the US
Liberal, Educated … And Anti-Vaxxer: Pandemic Births New Vaccine Doubters
OZY
The rapid speed at which vaccines are being developed and the political pressure from the White House to have one ready by November are turning more and more Americans into skeptics.