Bots and Russian trolls influenced vaccine discussion on Twitter
Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
-Social media bots and Russian trolls promoted discord and spread false information about vaccines on Twitter, according to new research led by the George Washington University. Using tactics similar to those at work during the 2016 United States presidential election, these Twitter accounts entered into vaccine debates months before election season was underway. The study, […]