Thread by @JuddLegum, 1. The good news is there appears to be at least two [...]

1. The good news is there appears to be at least two highly effective vaccines

The bad news is that they only work if you taken them and 40%+ of Americans say they won't

Vaccine misinfo continues to reach substantial audiences on Facebook and YouTube https://popular.info/p/there-is-no-vaccine-for-misinformation

There is no vaccine for misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has already killed more than 250,000 people in the United States, is raging. This month, however, there was a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Pfizer and Moderna...

2. Facebook does not ban vaccine misinformation. It says it will reduce its distribution.

Yesterday, Popular Information sent Facebook three examples of vaccine misinformation that attracted significant audiences on Facebook https://popular.info/p/there-is-no-vaccine-for-misinformation

There is no vaccine for misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has already killed more than 250,000 people in the United States, is raging. This month, however, there was a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Pfizer and Moderna...

3. A few hours later, Facebook permanently removed one of the pages I flagged, Stop Mandatory Vaccination, a notorious source of misinfo

But here is where it gets interesting: Facebook said it took down the page for violating its QAnon policy https://popular.info/p/there-is-no-vaccine-for-misinformation

There is no vaccine for misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has already killed more than 250,000 people in the United States, is raging. This month, however, there was a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Pfizer and Moderna...

4. Facebook's vaccine misinformation policy is weak (it allows it) so to take action against repeat spreaders it needs to find a different rule violation.

Doesn't make much sense.

Facebook bans misinformation about mask wearing, but not vaccines https://popular.info/p/there-is-no-vaccine-for-misinformation

There is no vaccine for misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has already killed more than 250,000 people in the United States, is raging. This month, however, there was a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Pfizer and Moderna...

5. YouTube has a much stronger policy (it bans vaccine misinformation) but very lax enforcement.

Much of the content that's on Facebook is also on YouTube.

Strong policies aren't much good if you allow them to be violated https://popular.info/p/there-is-no-vaccine-for-misinformation

There is no vaccine for misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has already killed more than 250,000 people in the United States, is raging. This month, however, there was a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Pfizer and Moderna...

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