Weaponized Health Communication: Twitter Bots and Russian Trolls Amplify the Vaccine Debate

Overview of attention for article published in American Journal of Public Health, August 2018

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Rocket News, 23 Aug 2018

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Russian trolls and Twitter bots exploit vaccine controversy

Washington Post, 23 Aug 2018

Public health experts battling dangerous misinformation about the safety of vaccines have a new foe: Twitter bots and Russian…

Why Russian trolls stoked US vaccine debates

Action News Now, 23 Aug 2018

Russia's meddling online went beyond the 2016 US presidential election and into public health, amplifying online debates about…

Twitter is Weaponized Once Again, This Time It's About Vaccination

American Council on Science and Health, 23 Aug 2018

As it turns out, the Russians have meddled in more than simply elections. If their goal is to spread dissent and discord than…

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