As the potential roll-out of a vaccine for Covid-19 appears on the horizon, those monitoring anti-vaccine disinformation online say they are anticipating a slew of misleading posts on the issue - which could jeopardise vaccine uptake. "We've already seen a significant increase in the level of bad information that's out there about vaccines," said Tom Phillips, editor with British charity Full Fact.
Full Fact has set up a working group with social media giants, including Facebook, Google and Twitter to try to find a way of fighting misinformation around vaccines and the Covid-19 pandemic.
The group hopes to publish a framework about how to address this issue in the new year. Mr Phillips said the pandemic has acted like a magnet allowing