Simple searches of Facebook and YouTube show how anti-vaccination propaganda can outperform fact-based information. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Typing in a neutral search term, such as ‘vaccination’, gives results for anti-vaccine propaganda. Photograph: YouTubeEven if a user continues with a neutral search term, such as “vaccination”, the results are dominated by anti-vaccine propaganda. Facebook search results for pages were also weighted toward anti-vaccine propaganda, with eight anti-vaccine pages among the top 12. “We are committed to accurate and useful information throughout Facebook,” said a Facebook spokeswoman, Andrea Vallone, in a statement.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2019 10:52 UTC