Category: Covid 19

VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #21
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VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #21

For our final Mis/Disinformation report in this format, we look into social media conversationsfrom two platforms – Facebook and Twitter – beginning from late-February into mid-March.Conversations were largely driven by the developments in the Ukraine/Russia War,developments around the Pfizer vaccine, mistrust about vaccine effectiveness and generalconfusion Read full report

VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #20
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VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #20

This week’s Mis/Disinformation report looks into social media conversations from two platforms –Facebook and Twitter. Conversations were largely driven by developments in vaccine mandatesand regulations, unverified claims which lead to misinformation, conspiracy theories and fear. Read full report

VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #19
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VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #19

This week’s Mis/Disinformation report looks into social media conversations from two platforms – Facebook over the last month and Twitter over the last week. Conversations relative to the vaccine seem to be largely driven by mistrust, misinformation, and fear. Read full report

VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #18
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VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #18

This week’s Mis/Disinformation report looks into social media conversation driven by: thepotential of a 5th wave, government changes to policies around isolation and movement rules,the vaccination rate, and a newly approved vaccine.   Read full report

VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #15
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VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #15

This Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report looks into the last four weeks of social mediaconversations. These were driven by: conspiracy theories, ways to apparently cleanse oneselfof the vaccine, vaccine mandate controversies, and questions about the vaccine’s effectiveness. Read full report

VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #14
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VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #14

This Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report looks into the last four weeks of social mediaconversations. These were driven by: claims of severe vaccine injuries and/or deaths, newresearch related to side-effects, frustrations due to vaccine mandates, erosion of public trust,miseducation and confusion. Read full report

VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #11
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VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT #11

This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations driven by the new Omicron variant, anti-vaxxer rhetoric, immunity, government mandates, and travel ban discrimination. Read full article