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Facebook, Twitter, and Google are uniting to stop vaccine misinformation from spreading online

, the Associated Press found one in five Americans don't plan on getting a vaccine, while half said they would. The rest said they were not sure.

Getting the majority of Americans vaccinated is crucial to developing herd immunity. Dr. Anthony Fauci saidThe US government is not participating in Full Fact's coordinated effort to stop vaccine misinformation. "A coronavirus vaccine is now potentially just months away," Will Moy, Full Fact chief executive, said in a release. "But a wave of related bad information could undermine trust in medicine when it matters most and prolong this pandemic."

During the pandemic, misinformation about public health guidelines spread on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media sites. Facebook and Youtube have been

 

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SciInsider Will Facebook, Google sundarpichai jack Twitter start with andrewCuomo and NYCMayor? Should have been censoring both for months. HawleyMO TedCruz Science amyklobuchar BenSasse

techinsider Since when they transform into media. Weren't they just a channel for people to post whatever they like?

techinsider I'm so happy that the people at Twitter are 100% sure about everything with Covid. Much better than the rest of the world.....

techinsider Facebook? Hahahahahahahahaha

techinsider 10 years too late nerds.

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