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    As progress on vaccine rollout in the United States slowed down in Spring 2021, it became clear that anti-vaccine information posed a public health threat. Using text data from 5,613 distinct COVID misinformation stories and 70 anti-vaccination Facebook groups, we tracked highly salient keywords regarding anti-vaccine discourse across Twitter, thousands of news websites, and the

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    • Sum: BS content creates #antivaxx interest. Less reliable media drive interest in anti-vaccine information https://t.co/IcsyjACG5r by @SSIWAKO et al. Searches & social media activity "followed spikes in their appearance in less reliable media sites, but not discussion in the… https://t.co/1fKa7qn056

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    Driven by Covid chaos, online disinformation and a YouTube guru, two Americans went looking for solace on a sailboat in the middle of the ocean. They found a different fate.

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    • Heartbreaking & disturbing story about how #antivaxx noise & COVID conspiracy theories can destroy lives. Set Adrift https://t.co/mbBAVSjeHN by @davidwolman "...she saw 'plandemic' videos about #Covid19 & bizarre ultraconservative content about Satan’s grip on the government."

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    On two occasions over the past year, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith included links in her newsletter to a blog that a Canadian Jewish human rights organization says is a known source of antisemitic tropes and racist conspiracy theories.

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    • Danielle Smith shared link to anti-semitic blog while writing about potential of global currency | CBC News https://t.co/9gEmgtuEGy

    • #DanielleSmith shared link to anti-semitic blog https://t.co/wm6M7UrmfB by @joeldryden Me: "she's basically embracing the stars of [the #antivaxx] movement. These are individuals who are well-known anti-vaxxers who spread harmful misinformation." #DanielleSmithDarkAge