Title: The Myth of Vaccine Shedding | Science-Based Medicine
Headings: The Myth of Vaccine Shedding
The Myth of Vaccine Shedding
The shedding myth
The battle continues
Posted by        Steven Novella
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Shill? Any Evidence? • 2 years ago

Content: There is now evidence that Russian social media disinformation campaigns are not only targeting politicians, they are spreading antivaccine views. It seems that their goal is to amplify discord in American society, and they have identified the anti-vaccine movement as a suitable target. This also fits their propaganda, as the anti-vaccine movement is built largely upon anti-government and anti-corporate (i.e. capitalism) conspiracy theories. They can sow strife and anti-government sentiment in one stroke. By itself this does not mean that any claims of the anti-vaccine movement are wrong. The Russians might choose to amplify legitimate criticism of the government (although I haven’t seen this). It is true, however, as has been amply demonstrated in countless articles here and elsewhere, that the anti-vaccine movement is based upon false and misleading claims that have been debunked over and over. It is interesting that Russian trolls have hit upon them as a fertile target for spreading conflict through misinformation. In any case this just means that the struggle for the hearts and minds of the American public through social media is now all the more complex. There are many bad actors in this space – charlatans, conspiracy theorists, quacks, con artists, snake-oil peddlers, and now Russian trolls.