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Virus misinformation spikes as delta cases surge

The Anti-Vaccine Influencers Who Are Merely Asking Questions Renée DiResta © Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Getty Life can go back to normal in the United States only if millions more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19. The problem is that today’s communication environment is perfectly engineered to discourage that. Wild claims go viral, and partisans exploit any scientific uncertainty for political advantage. So when the FDA and the CDC paused the use of the Johnson & ...

The Atlantic Institutional authorities haven’t adapted to today’s media ecosystem. Other commentators are filling the gap. 6:00 AM ET Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Getty Life can go back to normal in the United States only if millions more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19. The problem is that today’s communication environment is perfectly engineered to discourage that. Wild claims go viral, and partisans exploit any scientific uncertainty for political advantage. So when the FDA an...

(Credit: Getty Images) As of Monday, 50% of the adult population in the United States had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 33%  were fully vaccinated. In another metric milestone, more than 80% of seniors have had at least one shot, and nearly two thirds are fully jabbed. Now that the (adult) glass is half full, how do we fill it? Four months into the campaign, the initial surge of vaccinations still has momentum, as we’ve averaged more than 3 million shots a day in early ...

Scientific American Researchers are applying strategies honed during the 2020 US presidential election to track anti-vax propaganda Print Demonstrators hold signs during a protest outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S,. on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Credit: Dustin Chambers Advertisement In March, Twitter put its foot down: users who repeatedly spread false information about COVID-19 vaccines will have their accounts suspended or shut ...

Get email notification for articles from Allison Kaplan Sommer Follow Apr. 7, 2021 7:06 PM As Israel draws international attention as a COVID vaccine success story, and as the country’s ability to document inoculation with vaccine passports has allowed for something resembling a return to normal life, anti-vaccine activists have taken notice. While they do battle in their own countries against COVID mitigation measures, inoculation campaigns and, most recently, the implementation of vaccine ...

Alongside the pandemic, we’ve also had a parallel crisis: the infodemic, an unending stream of dis- and misinformation flooding social media feeds and online discussions. These types of rumors and falsehoods aren’t new, but the scale with which they spread online is unprecedented, allowing everyone from foreign governments to solo scammers to twist narratives down to the hyper-local level. A good example is the recent New York Times story showing how people in communities of color in the U....