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Scientists say only a vaccine will get us out of the pandemic. So why do some feel the anti-vax movement has grown stronger than ever over the last year?

In a new series from 麻豆社 Trending a team of disinformation reporters investigate how hard-core anti-vaccine activists have used social media to spread their message far and wide, capitalising on fear and mistrust to advance their own agendas during the pandemic.

麻豆社 Trending: The Anti-Vax Files explores how the movement has manifested across the world, from France 鈥� portrayed as one of the most vaccine-sceptic countries in the world 鈥� to India, South Africa, and Germany. The team also uncovers the extraordinary stories of people fighting online against this misinformation and those who are actively promoting the facts and the science behind vaccination - often working without pay or institutional support.

The series will turn the spotlight on the world鈥檚 social media giants asking whether they turned a blind eye, or just acted too late in countering misinformation about vaccines. It will also look at more traditional sources of information 鈥� journalists, governments, and health officials 鈥� and ask whether they simply weren鈥檛 ready for the 鈥渋nfodemic鈥� that was to come with the virus.

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