Report: Most anti-vaccine misinformation on social media linked to 12 individuals


CCDH in its report is urging social media companies to deplatform the Disinformation Dozen to stop dissemination of harmful misinformation. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

A report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), an international non-profit NGO aiming to dismantle the architecture of online hate and misinformation, has identified a dozen individuals who “appeared to be extremely influential creators of digital anti-vaccine content”.

The report’s analysis of a sample of anti-vaccine content that was shared or posted on Facebook and Twitter a total of 812,000 times between Feb 1 and March 16, 2021 showed that 65% of anti-vaccine content is attributable to the 12 individuals that it referred to as the Disinformation Dozen, according to CCDH.

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