The life cycle of a COVID-19 vaccine lie

Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 20 July 2021

Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines can appear almost anywhere. Internet research firm Graphika's data analysis tools have tracked key points at which a piece of information is shared or amplified, and shows how many of these lies turn viral with many different players adding false content. A life cycle of misinformation can be drawn from this, beginning with a kernel of truth; finding an influencer to spread doubts and questions adding on related myths; making waves in mainstream media, morphing the myth to fit the messenger; and repeating the cycle with new lies...

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