Disinformation issue: Facebook's policy does not stop anti-COVID vaxers from spreading and finding informaton--study

Facebook's policy on anti-COVID vaccine content didn't stop users from finding it, study suggests Pornpak Khunatorn / iStock CIDRAP

Facebook's removal of some COVID-19 vaccine misinformation didn't drive down user engagement with the content—likely because the social media platform's architecture allowed users to view and interact with it and let groups boost each other's content or repost deleted posts, suggests an analysis led by George Washington University researchers.

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