(NPR) Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fearmongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online

Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fearmongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online




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Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fearmongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online






A worker prepares to give a COVID-19 vaccine last week at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.



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Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fearmongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online






There's no link between COVID-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a connection have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.





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