Friday 24 August 2018

Anti-vaccine myths are being promoted by social media bots and Russian trolls, study finds

Anti-vaccine myths are being promoted by social media bots and Russian trolls, study finds Online arguments trying to trick people into believing vaccines are spreading across the internet, according to a new study.

Social media bots and trolls are sewing division by promoting "anti-vaxx" conspiracy theories and other myths, the new research has found.

Experts suggest that the arguments are being used to divide the country as well as to trick them into clicking on malicious links and other attacks. The Independent

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