{"id":374949,"date":"2018-08-26T09:32:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T08:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-russian-trolls-and-twitter-bots-are-driving-the-global-anti-vaxxer-movement-online-study-reveals\/"},"modified":"2018-08-26T09:32:26","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T08:32:26","slug":"prison-planet-com-russian-trolls-and-twitter-bots-are-driving-the-global-anti-vaxxer-movement-online-study-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-russian-trolls-and-twitter-bots-are-driving-the-global-anti-vaxxer-movement-online-study-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Russian trolls and Twitter bots are driving the global anti-vaxxer movement online, study reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-6091909\/Twitter-bots-Russian-trolls-fueling-vaccine-debate-study-reveals.html\"><strong>Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>August 24, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><strong>Twitter bots and Russian trolls are fueling anti-vaccination conversations online, a new study reveals.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Most Americans recognize that vaccines are safe and critical to preventing disease outbreaks and protecting public health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But since 2009, the proportion of so-called anti-vaxxers has increased notably in several parts of the country, and measles outbreaks are suddenly reappearing worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The debate over shots has become dramatically more heated and if social media activity were your measure, you might think that anti-vaxxers are winning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In fact, anonymous spam bots and Russian trolls are behind an out-sized proportion of social media activity against vaccination, according to the revelatory study published today by George Washington University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-6091909\/Twitter-bots-Russian-trolls-fueling-vaccine-debate-study-reveals.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Friday, August 24, 2018  at  5:58 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/russian-trolls-and-twitter-bots-are-driving-the-global-anti-vaxxer-movement-online-study-reveals.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/russian-trolls-and-twitter-bots-are-driving-the-global-anti-vaxxer-movement-online-study-reveals.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily MailAugust 24, 2018 Twitter bots and Russian trolls are fueling anti-vaccination conversations online, a new study reveals.\u00a0 Most Americans recognize that vaccines are safe and critical to preventing disease outbreaks and protecting public health. 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