73% of Facebook’s
Anti-Vaxx Content Came From
Just 12 People, Study Says.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate
(CCDH) has released a report centered around
anti-vaxx content on social media platforms. .
According to the report, 12 people
are responsible for the majority of anti-vaxx
content across social media. .
Labeled the “Disinformation Dozen,”
these 12 people are responsible for 73 percent
of anti-vaxx content on Facebook alone. .
Their content has been shared hundreds
of thousands of times across Facebook. .
Infamous anti-vaccination activist
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is a member of
the “Disinformation Dozen.”.
“Alternative medicine” practitioners Ty
and Charlene Bollinger, who gained attention
for pitching “snake oil” alternatives to
vaccines, are also in the group.
The CCDH reports that nine members of the
group have not been removed from Facebook,
Instagram or Twitter despite repeatedly
violating their terms of service. .
Only three members have been
completely removed from one platform.